Fusing ambiguous domain knowledge slices in a reverse engineering process

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Li ◽  
H. Yang ◽  
W. Chu
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Process

scholarly journals Integrating Multiple Engineering Resources in a Virtual Environment for Reverse Engineering Legacy Mechanical Parts

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suraj R. Musuvathy ◽  
David E. Johnson ◽  
H. James de St. Germain ◽  
Elaine Cohen ◽  
Chimiao Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Mechanical Parts ◽  
Reverse Engineer ◽  
Time Restrictions ◽  
Cad Models ◽  
Processing Information

Reverse engineering is a time-consuming and technically formidable process that is increasingly becoming an economic imperative due to replacement costs. The Multiple Engineering Resources aGent Environment (MERGE) system, introduced in this paper, is a new approach toward reverse engineering whose architecture and modules are driven specifically by the requirements of legacy engineering. Legacy engineering scenarios presume availability of multiple (possibly incomplete or inconsistent) sources of information, lack of digital descriptions of the parts, constrained time restrictions and need for significant domain knowledge expertise. The reverse engineering process must yield modern CAD models capable of driving state-of-the art CAM processes. The MERGE system aims at making the reverse engineering process more effective, using both intuitive interaction and visualization as key components, by enabling quick identification and resolution of inconsistencies among various resources in a unified environment. The MERGE system also aims at simplifying the reverse engineering process by integrating various computational agents to assist the reverse engineer in processing information and in creating the desired CAD models.

Augmenting Tools for Reverse Engineering Methods

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Snider ◽  
Sudhakar Teegavarapu ◽  
D. Scott Hesser ◽  
Joshua D. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Black Box ◽  
House Of Quality ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Design Efficiency ◽  
Design For Manufacture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cad Models ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
A Company

Reverse engineering has gained importance over the past few years due to an intense competitive market aiding in the survivability of a company. This paper examines the reverse engineering process and what, how, and why it can assist in making a better design. Two well known reverse engineering methodologies are explored, the first by Otto and Wood and the second by Ingle. Each methodology is compared and contrasted according to the protocols and tools used. Among some of the reverse engineering tools detailed and illustrated are: Black box, Fishbone, Function Structure, Bill of Material, Exploded CAD models, Morphological Matrix, Subtract and Operate Procedure (SOP), House of Quality matrix, and FMEA. Even though both methodologies have highly valued tools, some of the areas in reverse engineering need additional robust tooling. This paper presents new and expanded tooling to augment the existing methods in hopes of furthering the understanding of the product, and process. Tools like Reverse Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (RFMEA), Connectivity graphs, and inter-relation matrix increase the design efficiency, quality, and the understanding of the reverse engineering process. These tools have been employed in two industry projects and one demonstrative purpose for a Design for Manufacture Class. In both of these scenarios, industry and academic, the users found that the augmented tools were useful in capturing and revealing information not previously realized.

Aspect Mining Based on Object-Oriented Systems’ Dynamic Behavior Models

2010 ◽  
Vol 40-41 ◽  
pp. 873-876
Author(s):  
Hua Chu ◽  
Qing Shan Li ◽  
Shen Ming Hu ◽  
Ping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Aspect Mining ◽  
Crosscutting Concerns ◽  
Systematic Experiment ◽  
Statechart Diagram ◽  
Object Oriented Systems ◽  
Behavior Models

Aspect mining is a reverse engineering process that aims at finding crosscutting concerns in existing systems. This paper describes an aspect mining approach making use of the results of reverse engineering, statechart diagram, to aid in the understanding of an object-oriented software system’s behaviors. An aspect based on the recovered statechart diagram is defined as a set of states and an event. These states will transit to the same state after they send the event. Finally, systematic experiment is conducted in the paper in order to verify the correctness and validity of this approach.

A reverse engineering process for design level document production from ADA code

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 531-542
Author(s):  
G Canfora ◽  
A Cimitile ◽  
U De Carlini
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Engineering Process

scholarly journals Reverse engineering process of cryostat components of Wendelstein 7-X

2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (7-11) ◽  
pp. 1558-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Rajna ◽  
Friedemann Herold ◽  
Christophe Baylard
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Engineering Process
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