Papers
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MODELING SYSTEMS WITH CONCURRENT BEHAVIORS
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Kaisar E. and Austin M.A.,
Synthesis and Validation of High-Level Behavior Models
for Narrow Waterway Management Systems ,
ISR Technical Report, 2004.
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Quan Lu, Dessouky M., and Leachman R.C.,
Modeling Train Movements Through Complex Rail Networks ,
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation,
Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2004, Pages 48-75.
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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT
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Martin J.N.,
Overview of the EIA 632 Standard -
"Processes for Engineering a System"
( pdf ),
EIA 632 Working Group Chairman,
Raytheon Systems Company, September, 1998, 51 p.
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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MODELING LANGUAGE (SysML)
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SysML Partners, Systems Modeling Language
( pdf ),
November 19, 2003, 67 p.
(This presentation describes the extensions to UML 2 for Systems Engineering.
New diagrams types include "requirements" and "parametric" diagrams.)
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System Modeling Language (SysML) Specification
( pdf ),
OMG Document ad/2005-11-1, Version 0.98, Draft,
November 15, 2005.
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REQUIREMENTS AND CONSTRAINTS
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Simmons E., Quantifying Quality Requirements Using Planguage
( pdf ),
Intel Corporation, March, 2001, 8 p.
(The goals of Planguage, a keyword-driven planning language,
are to improve the description, organization, and evaluation
of requirements specifications. The focus is on requirements
that are measurable and testable.)
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Kent S., Constraint Diagrams:
Visualizing Invariants in Object-Oriented Models
( pdf ),
Division of Computing, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.
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Verheecke B., and Van Der Straeten R.,
Specifying and Implementing the Operational Use of Constraints in
Object-Oriented Applications
( pdf ),
System and Software Engineering Laboratory,
Vrije Universiteit, Brussels.
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TRACEABILITY
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Jane Cleland-Huang and Carl K. Chang,
Event-Based Traceability for Managing Evolutionary Change
( pdf ),
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
Volume 29, No. 9, September 2003, pp. 796-810.
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Balasubramaniam Ramesh and Matthias Jarke,
Toward Reference Models for Requirements Traceability
( pdf ),
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
Volume 27, No. 1, January 2001, pp. 58-93.
(This important paper formulates reference models -- think meta-models -- for
high- and low-level traceability).
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SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN
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E.P. Mariatos, A.N. Birbas, and M.K. Birbas,
A Mapping Algorithm for Computer-Assisted Exploration
in the Design of Embedded Systems
( pdf ),
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems,
Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2001, Pages 122-147.
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Liang V.C., and Paredis C.J.J., "A Port Ontology for Automated Model Composition,"
( pdf ),
Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, December 7-10, 2003.
(Ports are a commonly used in conjunction with blocks in block-diagram
descriptions of systems. This paper develops an ontology for a
broader view of ports, including port attributes, functions, and form-features).
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SEPARATION AND CLUSTERING OF DESIGN CONCERNS
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Course Notes on Clustering and Clustering Methods
( pdf ),
Advanced Database Systems, mod1-2, 2002
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Istvan Jonyer, Lawrence B. Holder and Diane J. Cook,
Graph-Based Hierarchical Conceptual Clustering
( pdf ),
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.
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Dwi H. Widyantoro, Thomas R. Ioerger, and John Yen,
An Incremental Approach to Building a Cluster Hierarchy
( pdf ).
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DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRICES
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Browning T.R.,
Applying the Design Structure Matrix to System Decomposition and
Integration Problems: A Review and New Directions
( pdf ),
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Managment, Volume 48, No. 3, August 2001.
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MULTIPLE VIEW DESIGN
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Maier M.,
Reconciling System and Software Architectures
( pdf ),
Aerospace Corporation. (This presentation motivates the need
for multiple views in system architecture design,
and points out that there is no consensus on what the right views are....).
Slide 12 contains a schematic of components in a
multi-view or multi-dimensional architecture description.)
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Rosenman M.A., and Gero J.S.,
Modelling Multiple Views of Design Objects
in a Collaborative CAD Environment
( pdf ),
Computer-Aided Design,
Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 193-205, 1996.
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Fradet P., Le Metayer D., and Pin M.,
Consistency Checking for Multiple View Software Architectures
( pdf ),
IRISA/INRIA Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Silva A.,
Requirements, Domain and Specifications:
A Viewpoint-Based Approach to Requirements Engineering
( pdf ),
ICSE '02, Orlando, Florida, USA. May 19-25, 2002.
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MULTI-LEVEL MODELING AND DESIGN
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Mats Dunkars, Automatic Generation of a View to a Geographical Database
( pdf ),
Licentiate Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Division of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Stockholm, September 2001.
(This thesis focuses on the formulation of multi-level models
for geographic database applications).
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MODULAR DESIGN AND COMPONENT-BASED DESIGN
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Chun-Che Huang and Andrew Kusiak,
Modularity in Design of Products and Systems
( pdf ),
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--PART A: Systems and Humans,
Volume 28, No. 1, January 1998, pp. 66-77.
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Kikuo Fujita,
Product Variety Optimization Under Modular Architecture
( pdf ),
Computer-Aided Design, Volume 34, 2002.
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Kurt Keutzer and Richard Newton,
Component Based Design of Electronic Systems
( pdf ),
Presentation in EE290 A: Advanced Topics in CAD,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California at Berkeley, Spring 1999.
(This presentation contains a couple of nice diagrams showing how
behavior is mapped onto structure in EE designs).
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Kurt Keutzer and Richard Newton,
Component Based Design of Electronic Systems,
Lecture 5 ( pdf ),
Presentation in EE290 A: Advanced Topics in CAD,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California at Berkeley, Spring 1999.
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Newton R., Interface-Based Design
( pdf ),
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California at Berkeley, Spring 1999.
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Newton R., System-on-a-Chip and Interfaces
( pdf ),
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California at Berkeley, 1998-1999.
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Keating M., Design Reusse: Can It Halt the SoC Train Wreck
( pdf ),
Synopsis, 1996.
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DATA EXCHANGE WITH AP233
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Ian Bailey,
A Beginners Guide to AP233
( pdf ),
EuroSTEP, London.
(Ian Bailey is one of the gurus of AP233).
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Harald Eisenmann and Astrium Friedrichhafen,
Advanced Requirement Engineering using AP233 as Framework
( pdf ),
Noordwijk, 13. June 2002.
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PRODUCT LINE REQUIREMENTS AND ARCHITECTURES
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Kuusela J. et al.,
Requirements Engineering for Product Families ,
ICSE 2000, Limerick, Ireland, 2000.
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Ganned G. et al.,
An Approach to Architecture Analysis of Product Lines ,
ICSE 2000, Limerick, Ireland, 2000.
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BUILDING ARCHIECTURE MODELING (SEED PROJECT AT CMU)
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Flemming U. and Woodbury R.,
Software Environment to Support Early Phases in Building Design: Overview
( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 147-152.
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Akin O., Sen R., Donia M., and Zhang Y.,
"SEED-Pro: Computer-Assisted Architectural Programming in SEED
( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 153-161.
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Flemming U., Chien S.F., Schematic Layout Design in the SEED Environment
( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 162-169.
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Woodbury R., and Chang T.W., Massing and Enclosure Design with SEED-Config
( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 170-178.
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Fenves S.J., Rivard H., Gomez N., Chiou S.C., Conceptual Structural
Design in SEED ( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 179-186.
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Garrett J.H., Kiliccote H., and Choi B., Providing Formal Support for Standards
Usage in SEED ( pdf ),
Journal of Architectural Engineering,
ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 187-194.
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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES)
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Wix J.,
IFC 2x Edition2 New Horizons
( pdf ),
IAI UK Summer Event, London, June 2002. 16 p.
(This presentation is an overview of the interoperability foundation
classes for building information modeling: products and processes).
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Leibich T. (Editor),
IFC2x Model Implementation Guide (Edition 2),
( pdf ),
International Aliance for Interoperability Modeling Support Group,
March 18, 2004, 188 p. (This document describes models for interoperability
of building information).
Also see the web page
Information Model Quality and Integration Guidelines
for Models developed in conjunction with IFC 2x.
Developed in September 2004 by Mark Austin
Copyright © 2004-2005, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland