TY - GEN
T1 - Different levels of centralized engineering database strategies for integrated development
AU - Eckl, Carolin
AU - Brandstätter, Markus
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The development of large and complex products is currently carried out in small, separate teams of engineers trained in diverse disciplines. Mechanical and electrical engineers are involved in the development of high-tech and embedded systems as well as software designers. This diversity of disciplines interferes with the efficiency of communication, which is usually carried out in (informal) discussions and by passing documents and models. Within this paper, the passing of documents is explained and enhanced in several levels. Solutions, which are currently available (such as tool chains) are discussed as well as approaches that rest upon a central, document- and object-oriented database. The most elaborate database strategy presented uses similarity relations between documents to infer semantic meaning and facilitate the access to meaningful and relevant development data. This paper concludes with the description of development processes that are introduced with the use of this database solution.
AB - The development of large and complex products is currently carried out in small, separate teams of engineers trained in diverse disciplines. Mechanical and electrical engineers are involved in the development of high-tech and embedded systems as well as software designers. This diversity of disciplines interferes with the efficiency of communication, which is usually carried out in (informal) discussions and by passing documents and models. Within this paper, the passing of documents is explained and enhanced in several levels. Solutions, which are currently available (such as tool chains) are discussed as well as approaches that rest upon a central, document- and object-oriented database. The most elaborate database strategy presented uses similarity relations between documents to infer semantic meaning and facilitate the access to meaningful and relevant development data. This paper concludes with the description of development processes that are introduced with the use of this database solution.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878121006
SN - 9781615674398
T3 - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2009
SP - 1334
EP - 1348
BT - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE 2009) in conjunction with the 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering APCOSE 2009
T2 - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2009
Y2 - 20 July 2009 through 23 July 2009
ER -