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Features of Integrated Model-Based Co-modelling and Co-simulation Technology

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Given the considerable ongoing research interest in collaborative multidisciplinary modelling and co-simulation, it is worth considering the features of model-based techniques and tools that deliver benefits to cyber-physical systems developers. The European project “Integrated Tool Chain for Model-based Design of Cyber-Physical Systems” (INTO-CPS) has developed a well-founded tool chain for CPS design, based on the Functional Mock-up Interface standard, and supported by methodological guidance. The focus of the project has been on the delivery of a sound foundation, an open chain of compatible and usable tools, and a set of accessible guidelines that help users adapt the technology to their development needs.

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  1. 1.

    FMI essentially defines a standardised interface to be used in computer simulators to develop complex CPSs.

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    http://www.modelon.com/.

  3. 3.

    https://www.3ds.com/products-services/catia/products/dymola.

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    https://eclipse.org/4diac/.

  5. 5.

    https://www.simulationx.com/.

  6. 6.

    https://unity3d.com/.

  7. 7.

    https://www.oculus.com/rift/.

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    http://www.modelio.org/.

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    https://www.openmodelica.org/.

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    http://www.w3.org/TR/prov-overview/.

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    http://open-services.net/.

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    For SysML we have only formalised the subset we need in a co-simulation setting [1].

  13. 13.

    FMI-based co-simulation with a black-box approach does have limitations [8, 9] and we do not claim to repair those issues in any way in this work.

  14. 14.

    This library can be viewed at github.com/isabelle-utp/utp-main.

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The work presented here is partially supported by the INTO-CPS project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme under grant agreement number 664047. We would like to thank all the participants of those projects for their efforts making this a reality.

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Larsen, P.G., Fitzgerald, J., Woodcock, J., Gamble, C., Payne, R., Pierce, K. (2018). Features of Integrated Model-Based Co-modelling and Co-simulation Technology. In: Cerone, A., Roveri, M. (eds) Software Engineering and Formal Methods. SEFM 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10729. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74781-1_26

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