Development and Application of Abstract Relation Types for Use in Systems and System-of-systems Design and Evaluation
Abstract
Abstract relation types (ART) are developed to represent, describe and establish a computational framework for a system. An abstract relation type is closely related to and builds upon two fundamental ideas. The first idea is the binary relation and structural modeling techniques developed by John N. Warfield. The second idea is the concept of abstract data types. These two ideas are combined to create an abstract relation type that provides a structured representation and computational method for systems and system components. The complete system description approach is based on six abstract relation types: context, concept, functions, requirements, architecture, and test (CCFRAT). When combined with digraphs and other graphical representations of the matrix form, ART provides a powerful tool for the communication of complex system interactions to large system design teams.
Recommended Citation
J. J. Simpson and C. H. Dagli, "Development and Application of Abstract Relation Types for Use in Systems and System-of-systems Design and Evaluation," Proceedings of the 2007 INCOSE International Symposium, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Jan 2007.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Abstract Relation Type; Binary Relation; Computational Framework
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2007
