Visualization of Verification Information Throughout The System Lifecycle Using a Model-Based Tool

Abstract

The continual increase of system complexity in industry has demanded more innovative ways to handle its organization and development. One organizational component that can be easily mishandled is that of verification. Without streamlined or highly visible verification and validation, miscommunication can arise between the involved parties such as the client, the systems engineer, the test engineers, and the other engineering groups involved in the design and fabrication of the product. This thesis leverages the shift towards model-based environments to produce a verification framework to be implemented within the Model-Based Systems Engineering field. The framework is implemented in a modeling tool to produce an information view capturing detailed verification information from element coupling. Using object-oriented design pattern considerations, this approach supports the evolution towards model-centric environments in industry and adaptation for differing verification strategies. It encourages early implementation of verification in the system development lifecycle and can be the starting point for a standard model-based verification information output. This structure enhances visibility of information across all involved parties and allows for growth when integrated with a system architecture model and additional digital environment artifacts. As a foundation, this visibility enhanced representation may be combined with other verification strategies to enable automation and/or optimization of a system’s design.