TY - GEN
T1 - A port-based approach for modeling the structure of mechatronic modules
AU - Kernschmidt, Konstantin
AU - Bayrak, Gülden
AU - Vogel-Heuser, Birgit
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Mechatronic products and plants are complex systems and their development requires knowledge in mechanical, electrical and software engineering. Through design structure matrix (DSM) methods a plant can be modularized in mechatronic modules on the basis of correlations of their functions. However, to model the internal structure of the module and the relations between the elements of the different domains, a port-based approach is presented in this paper which goes beyond the DSM methods. By defining elements through input- And output-ports and by connecting them accordingly, a framework can be established, which makes an analysis of the discipline-specific and interdisciplinary dependencies of the elements within a module and between different modules possible. Furthermore, this framework enables the identification and visualization of the influences through changes of elements, which is an important prerequisite for an effective variant and version management.
AB - Mechatronic products and plants are complex systems and their development requires knowledge in mechanical, electrical and software engineering. Through design structure matrix (DSM) methods a plant can be modularized in mechatronic modules on the basis of correlations of their functions. However, to model the internal structure of the module and the relations between the elements of the different domains, a port-based approach is presented in this paper which goes beyond the DSM methods. By defining elements through input- And output-ports and by connecting them accordingly, a framework can be established, which makes an analysis of the discipline-specific and interdisciplinary dependencies of the elements within a module and between different modules possible. Furthermore, this framework enables the identification and visualization of the influences through changes of elements, which is an important prerequisite for an effective variant and version management.
KW - Interdisciplinary modules
KW - Model based engineering
KW - Port specification
KW - Structure modeling
KW - Variant and version management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891280866&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3139/9783446434127.010
DO - 10.3139/9783446434127.010
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84891280866
SN - 9783446433540
T3 - Gain Competitive Advantage by Managing Complexity - Proceedings of the 14th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2012
SP - 111
EP - 123
BT - Gain Competitive Advantage by Managing Complexity - Proceedings of the 14th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2012
PB - Institution of Engineering Designers
T2 - 14th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2012
Y2 - 13 September 2012 through 14 September 2012
ER -