A simulation-based system design tool for avionic fiber-optical networks

Author

Jager, S. ; Zimmermann, Armin ; Maschotta, R.

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. & Autom. Dept., Syst. & Software Eng. Group, Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

March 31 2014-April 3 2014

Firstpage

330

Lastpage

336

Abstract

Model-based analysis and validation using simulation is a helpful tool in the engineering of complex systems. This paper presents a tool chain for the model-based architectural design of avionic fiber-optic networks. A recently proposed framework for simulation-based domain-specific tools is the basis for the development. It supports a model-based design workflow and offers a new 3D graphical user interface for location-based configuration and result visualization of the underlying simulation tool. The benefits of the tool are validated with an application example, in which different topologies for avionic fiber-optical networks are evaluated and compared.

Keywords

aerospace simulation; avionics; graphical user interfaces; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; 3D graphical user interface; avionic fiber optic network; complex system engineering; location based configuration; model based architectural design; model based design workflow; network topology; simulation based domain specific tool chain; Aerospace electronics; Data models; Network topology; Solid modeling; Three-dimensional displays; Topology; Unified modeling language; 3D User Interface; Avionics; Fiber-Optical Communication Networks; Simulation; System Design; Tool Chain;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems Conference (SysCon), 2014 8th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2087-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SysCon.2014.6819277

Filename

6819277