VISUALIZATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
                        Year: 2014
                        Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
                        Author: Becerril, L.; Kasperek, D.; Roth ,M.; Lindemann, U.
                        Series: DESIGN
                        Section: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
                        Page(s): 1239-1248
                        
Abstract
Complex mechatronic systems are developed in an interdisciplinary environment. However, they are often represented in several single-discipline diagrams, leading to communication issues and inefficient development processes. Existing visualization concepts revealed a shortage of tools that support complexity and interdisciplinarity. The model, presented in this paper, visualizes mechatronic systems as integrated systems and provides tailored diagrams with different perspectives and levels of abstraction that could support the different interdisciplinary design activities.
Keywords: visualization, interdisciplinary functions, complex systems