Knowledge based engineering to support electric and electronic system design and automatic control software development

Cyberphysical system design automation utilizing knowledge based engineering techniques with globally networked knowledge bases can tremendously improve the design process for emerging systems. Our goal is to develop a comprehensive architectural framework to improve the design process for cyberphysical systems (CPS) and implement a case study with Axiomatic Design Solutions Inc. to develop next generation toolsets utilizing knowledge-based engineering (KBE) systems adapted to multiple domains in the field of CPS design automation. The Cyberphysical System Design Automation Framework (CPSDAF) will be based on advances in CPS design theory based on current research and knowledge collected from global sources automatically via Semantic Web Services. A case study utilizing STEM students is discussed.

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Applying Knowledge-Based Engineering to Control Software Generation

Volume 3: 30th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/detc2010-28833 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Maarten Foeken ◽

Andre´s A. Alvarez Cabrera ◽

Mark Voskuijl ◽

Michel van Tooren

Keyword(s):

Integrated Design ◽

Engineering Application ◽

Domain Modeling ◽

Control Software ◽

Product Model ◽

Mechatronic Systems ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Based Engineering ◽

And Performance ◽

Virtual Product

The development of control software for mechatronic systems requires data and information from all design domains in order to create the required integrated functionality. This paper proposes a method that combines function modeling and multi-domain modeling primitives to generate control software. Provided a function model based on the Function-Behavior-State modeling paradigm and performance requirements, a knowledge-based engineering application instantiates a virtual product model and control software for a target platform. Object-oriented modeling techniques provide for the development of primitive libraries, which represent both hardware and software components, while integrated design rules ensure that components are correctly placed and connected. Requirements are translated to software specific parameters. A case study of a mobile robot shows that for specific applications both target and simulation control software code can be generated from the same input, and a generated virtual product model can serve as a simulation model in order to validate functionality.

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Software Development Knowledge Management System Using Web Portal

Digital Technology Advancements in Knowledge Management - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-6792-0.ch005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 92-118

Author(s):

Kamalendu Pal ◽

Idongesit Williams

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Software Development ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

System Design ◽

Development Project ◽

Global Software Development ◽

Web Portal ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Intensive ◽

Collaborative Knowledge

Software development is a knowledge-intensive practice. Software development teams rely on human resources and systematic approaches to share knowledge on system design. This collaborative knowledge sharing and preserving mechanism is known as “knowledge management” in software industries. In the software development process, coordination of system design functionalities requires knowledge-sharing infrastructure within the team members. Semantic web service computing (SWSC) provides opportunities and value-added service capabilities that global software development team requires to exchange information. This chapter describes the features of an ontology-based web portal framework, called CKIA (Collaborative Knowledge Integration Architecture), for integrating distributed knowledge in a global software development project. The CKIA framework uses a hybrid knowledge-based system consisting of Structural Case-Based Reasoning (S-CBR), Rule-Based Reasoning(RBR), and an ontology-based concept similarity assessment mechanism. A business scenario is used to present some functionalities of the framework.

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