OPTRAC JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT

Usability-optimized traceability for the development of embedded systems according to ISO 26262

Hundreds of thousands of cars are recalled because of defective components. This underscores the importance of carefully examining existing developmental tools and processes as well as of further developing IT tools and methods to support of daily workflows.

Schematic representation of the traceability concept for product development (© DLR)

Joachim Caspar (CONWEAVER GmbH) about the project goals: “Firstly, there are potential cost savings because recalls are expensive and may be prevented with superior development tools. On the other hand, and this is more important, the main focus has to be to avoid accidents from the outset: through a more transparent configuration of design processes regarding safety-critical vehicle components.”

The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the initiative “KMU-Innovativ”, has a duration of two and a half years (March 2013 – August 2015) and totals EUR 1.8 million. The members of the consortium are the three companies InMediasP GmbH, CONWEAVER GmbH and GITTA mbH, plus the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK).

Facts

Project Partner

Project Coordinator
InMediasP GmbH
Project Partner
CONWEAVER GmbH
Fraunhofer IPK
Gitta mbH
Fabian Sarsam
Further Information

Literature

Caspar, J.: IT-Integration mit semantischer Vernetzung für durchgängiges Digital Engineering; in: Schulze, S.; Muggeo, C. (Hrsg.): Tag des Systems Engineering, Hanser Verlag, München 2015, S. 27-36

Präsentation: IT Integration mit semantischer Vernetzung

Sünnetcioglu, A.; Brandenburg, E.; Caspar, J.; Fauquembergue, M.; Dörr, S.: Information Retrieval Techniken zum automatisierten Erstellen von Tracelinks im Model Based Systems Engineering; in: M. Schenk (Hrsg.). 18. IFF Wissenschaftstage 2015, Digitales Engineering zum planen, testen und betreiben technischer Systeme, S. 45 – 53

Präsentation: Information Retrieval Techniken zum automatisierten Erstellen von Tracelinks im MBSE

CASE STUDIES

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Bilfinger SE

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GENERAL MOTORS

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Developmental processes in Automotive are complex. All over the world, engineers contribute to the development of various vehicles. Such carmakers as General Motors (GM) therefore is various Product Data Management (PDM) Systems. Each with its own graphical user interface, self-contained and specific access logic. “Bridges” between the systems have not existed until recently.

Bilfinger SE

Bilfinger SE Enhances Operative Knowledge Management

Passing on expert knowledge and experience stemming from projects is, and has always been, one of Bilfinger’s key corporate tasks. A semantic search system was developed in collaboration with scientists from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft that links various applications with just one query, sifts through all available information resources, is operable intuitively and then issues structured results. This R&D project undertaken by Bilfinger provided crucial findings in developing the market maturity of CONWEAVER’s search technology.

GENERAL MOTORS

Information and Research Solution SmartSearch

Developmental processes in Automotive are complex. All over the world, engineers contribute to the development of various vehicles. Such carmakers as General Motors (GM) therefore is various Product Data Management (PDM) Systems. Each with its own graphical user interface, self-contained and specific access logic. “Bridges” between the systems have not existed until recently.

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Thinking from the customer's point of view.