Framework to support Models for Manufacturing (MfM) methodology. Issue 13 (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arista, R.; Mas, F.; Oliva, M.; Racero, J.; Morales-Palma, D.
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 52:Issue 13(2019)
• Page Start: 1584
• Page End: 1589
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Models for Manufacturing (MfM) -- Model Lifecycle Management (MLM) -- 3-Layer Model (3LM) -- Ontologies -- Manufacturing modelling; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.426
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) provides a conceptualization of systems and proposes the independence between knowledge conceptualization and tools, reusability and interoperability. In the scope of manufacturing there are several research works oriented to define ontologies, but only a few consider a framework to manage the whole lifecycle of the models and software tools for supporting this entire process. The aim of this work is to present a framework supporting Models for Manufacturing (MfM) methodology, which allows the definition, design and simulation of complex manufacturing systems. The framework will be defined around a collaborative architecture based on a commercial Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS), ARAS Innovator, which supports connecting software tools to develop and define models and its lifecycle. The framework, called Model Lifecycle Management (MLM), has been tested with several aerospace and non-aerospace use cases and is the core software tool supporting the MfM methodology. MfM methodology has been proposed by the authors as a new approach to apply MBSE concepts to Manufacturing, and aims to provide a set of processes, methods and associated tools to support the discipline of manufacturing in a model-based context.