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Model-based design and tool data exchange in aerospace: a case study

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The benefits of using Eclipse software technologies for developing tools for systems engineering are presented. Based on the challenge for designing the flap kinematics of a high lift system, a design process is presented and from that, requirements for tools as well as underlying software technologies are derived. Several Eclipse technologies are presented and it is demonstrated how they have been applied to implement a data exchange between the design tool CATIA and the simulation environment SimMechanics. It has been shown that the presented Eclipse technologies significantly advance the development of specialized as well as generic tools for supporting model-based systems design.

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Abbreviations

ATL:

ATLAS transformation language

CSV:

Comma-separated values

DSL:

Domain-specific language

EBNF:

Enhanced Backus–Naur form

EMF:

Eclipse modeling framework

GUI:

Graphical user interface

IDE:

Integrated development environment

IPM:

Integrated product model

MBSE:

Model-based systems engineering

STEP:

Standard for the exchange of product model data

UML:

Unified modeling language

XML:

Extensible markup language

XSD:

XML schema definition

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    Holger Schumann, Peter Zamov & Sönke Escher

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Schumann, H., Zamov, P. & Escher, S. Model-based design and tool data exchange in aerospace: a case study. CEAS Aeronaut J 2, 295–303 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-011-0010-z

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