Conf-2010-DETC-Modeling Systems Abstract
From Clemson Engineering Design Applications and Research
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McLellan, M., Morkos, B., Mocko, G., Summers, J., (2010), “Requirement Modeling Systems for Mechanical Design-Analysis of Current Tools and Languages”, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, CIE-SIEKM, Montreal, Canada, August, 2010, DETC2010-28989.
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Requirements engineering has received increased attention in mechanical design as system have becoming increasingly complex. Requirements engineering involves several key activities including eliciting, modeling, and analyzing requirements. Problems with requirements engineering include addressing requirements generated from multiple design perspective, communicating requirements across the design team, and understanding how requirements affect other product design information. To address these issues several requirement management tools have been developed. However, evaluating the capabilities of current and next generation tools has not been systematically addressed. In this paper, a systematic approach and example problem are developed to evaluate the capability of modern requirements management tools. First, eight capabilities are identified from existing literature and industry design problems. Next, a baseline example problem is developed and implemented in two requirement management tools, namely IBM DOORS and NoMagic MagicDraw+SysML. The evaluation results show that each software tools addresses seven of the eight capabilities to a varying degree, with the exception of input validation of an individual requirement. Further, SysML offers a robust and descriptive set of relationships for modeling complex engineering systems that are useful for requirements analysis. Finally, the research is not intended to be a complete survey of all requirements management tools, but rather provide a repeatable and systematic method for evaluating and developing requirements management tools.
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Corresponding Author [Greg Mocko] & [Joshua D. Summers]
