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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Computer integrated manufacturing systems<br />Mathematical optimization<br />Object-oriented methods (Computer science)<br />Petri nets<br />Systems engineering

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Search-Based System Architecture Development Using A Holistic Modeling Approach, Renzhong Wang Jan 2012

Search-Based System Architecture Development Using A Holistic Modeling Approach, Renzhong Wang

Doctoral Dissertations

"This dissertation presents an innovative approach to system architecting where search algorithms are used to explore design trade space for good architecture alternatives. Such an approach is achieved by integrating certain model construction, alternative generation, simulation, and assessment processes into a coherent and automated framework. This framework is facilitated by a holistic modeling approach that combines the capabilities of Object Process Methodology (OPM), Colored Petri Net (CPN), and feature model. The resultant holistic model can not only capture the structural, behavioral, and dynamic aspects of a system, allowing simulation and strong analysis methods to be applied, it can also specify …