Conclusions and Future Work

Conclusions ... We have a created a framework for next-generation systems engineering methodology and web-based tool capability. Further Issues... But we still need to: Formulate a framework for writing a broad range of requirements that can be parsed into components. Develop a processing pathway from "requirements components" to "web-based reasoning" (e.g., via Jess or Mandarax). Build a graph-based model for requirements representation and management, coupled with appropriate models for requirements-design traceability. Better understand how synthesis with "early real-time rule checking" should work for problems having a strong spatial component. Important Applications ... Layout of facilities and networks in buildings. Applications include: furniture layout; sensor networks for security, environmental control, ... etc. Layout of network facilities in geographical domains. Applications include power grids; water facilities; communications ... etc. Figure 1. Version 0.0001 of our Sensor Network Layout Editor. (April, 2003) (Source: Vijay Krishnamurthy, MSSE Student)

Section 12-1: April, 2003.