Search-based system architecture development using a holistic modeling approach

Author

Renzhong Wang

Abstract

"This dissertation presents an innovative approach to system architecting where search algorithms are used to explore design trade space for good architecture alternatives. Such an approach is achieved by integrating certain model construction, alternative generation, simulation, and assessment processes into a coherent and automated framework. This framework is facilitated by a holistic modeling approach that combines the capabilities of Object Process Methodology (OPM), Colored Petri Net (CPN), and feature model. The resultant holistic model can not only capture the structural, behavioral, and dynamic aspects of a system, allowing simulation and strong analysis methods to be applied, it can also specify the architectural design space. Both object-oriented analysis and design (OOA/D) and domain engineering were exploited to capture design variables and their domains and define architecture generation operations. A fully realized framework (with genetic algorithms as the search algorithm) was developed. Both the proposed framework and its suggested implementation, including the proposed holistic modeling approach and architecture alternative generation operations, are generic. They are targeted at systems that can be specified using object-oriented or process-oriented paradigm. The broad applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated on two examples. One is the configuration of reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) under multi-objective optimization and the other is the architecture design of a manned lunar landing system for the Apollo program. The test results show that the proposed approach can cover a huge number of architecture alternatives and support the assessment of several performance measures. A set of quality results was obtained after running the optimization algorithm following the proposed framework"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Dagli, Cihan H., 1949-

Committee Member(s)

Guardiola, Ivan
Corns, Steven
Madria, Sanjay Kumar
Allada, Venkat

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Systems Engineering

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Fall 2012

Pagination

xiii, 188 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187).

Rights

© 2012 Renzhong Wang, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Computer integrated manufacturing systemsMathematical optimizationObject-oriented methods (Computer science)Petri netsSystems engineering

Thesis Number

T 10152

Print OCLC #

841815411

Electronic OCLC #

814299853

Recommended Citation

Wang, Renzhong, "Search-based system architecture development using a holistic modeling approach" (2012). Doctoral Dissertations. 2256.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/2256