TY - GEN
T1 - Potentials of mechatronic objects for improving mechatronic engineering
T2 - 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2012
AU - Böhm, Birthe
AU - Gewald, Norbert
AU - Köhlein, Alexander
AU - Stallinger, Fritz
AU - Neumann, Robert
AU - Plösch, Reinhold
AU - Hehenberger, Peter
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Industrial engineering is inherently of mechatronic character. The integration of all involved disciplines across the entire engineering life cycle is considered as a key element for improvements but requires appropriate conceptual support. Mechatronic objects provide such an approach. A criteria catalog for an assessment-based qualitative evaluation of respective engineering artifacts was developed, which aims to support characterizing, comparing, and improving mechatronic objects. In addition, it allows identifying directions for engineering improvements. In order to align future research efforts with industry needs, we conducted a survey among practitioners and researchers on their estimations regarding the potential of the mechatronic object concept and the implementation of selected criteria. This paper provides the results and insights from this survey and suggests a roadmap in order to improve mechatronic engineering.
AB - Industrial engineering is inherently of mechatronic character. The integration of all involved disciplines across the entire engineering life cycle is considered as a key element for improvements but requires appropriate conceptual support. Mechatronic objects provide such an approach. A criteria catalog for an assessment-based qualitative evaluation of respective engineering artifacts was developed, which aims to support characterizing, comparing, and improving mechatronic objects. In addition, it allows identifying directions for engineering improvements. In order to align future research efforts with industry needs, we conducted a survey among practitioners and researchers on their estimations regarding the potential of the mechatronic object concept and the implementation of selected criteria. This paper provides the results and insights from this survey and suggests a roadmap in order to improve mechatronic engineering.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84876405023
U2 - 10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489666
DO - 10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489666
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781467347372
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA
BT - Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2012
Y2 - 17 September 2012 through 21 September 2012
ER -