During the design of a new product many different information artefacts are created by the engineering team. Usually it is the task of the system engineer to keep these documents under control and ensure a consistent development of the product until its release. Every artefact produced during the development process shows a specific view on the system. This paper proposes two competing models, how these system views can come together to form the complete system description: one model representing the approach of model-based development and one model representing the industrial reality. Two application methods based on the model for the industrial reality are used to support the system engineer in controlling the large amount of views necessary for the definition of a system. These methods are then enhanced with mathematical formulations to allow the numerical solution of the presented problem areas. The paper closes with some experiences found while using the theoretical approach in real-life applications.     «

During the design of a new product many different information artefacts are created by the engineering team. Usually it is the task of the system engineer to keep these documents under control and ensure a consistent development of the product until its release. Every artefact produced during the development process shows a specific view on the system. This paper proposes two competing models, how these system views can come together to form the complete system description: one model representin...     »