Development of an OWL Ontology Based on the Function-Oriented System Architecture to Support Data Synchronization Between SysML and Domain Models

Yizhe Zhang, Georg Jacobs, Jia Zhao, Joerg Berroth, Gregor Hoepfner

2023

Abstract

A promising approach to systems engineering is called Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), which is increasingly accepted to support the development process of complex systems. In MBSE,engineers use Systems Modeling Language (SysML) for formalized modeling of function-oriented system architecture and solution architecture that enable the integration of various domain models to support a seamless system development process. Domain models simulate the physical behaviors of systems with design parameters so as to realize the quantitative analysis and verification of systems. These design parameters often exist in multiple heterogeneous data sources and often rely on manual importation into the SysML model. However, when systems become complex with a large data volume, manual data exchanges between multiple data sources and SysML models become time-consuming and error-prone. Therefore, this work proposes an ontology based on Web Ontology Language (OWL) for managing data in a standardized way and solving heterogeneous problems. Then, an automatic synchronization mechanism is established between the ontology and the SysML model for easy exchange of data. This work demonstrates and validates the proposed approach with a case study of a technical system (i.e., wind turbine system). The contribution of this work is the creation of a standardized OWL ontology that supports an automatic synchronization between the data from multiple domain models and the SysML models, thus reducing the manual effort of dealing with heterogeneous data sources and the risk of data inconsistency occurring in manual data transmission.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhang Y., Jacobs G., Zhao J., Berroth J. and Hoepfner G. (2023). Development of an OWL Ontology Based on the Function-Oriented System Architecture to Support Data Synchronization Between SysML and Domain Models. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KEOD; ISBN 978-989-758-671-2, SciTePress, pages 143-154. DOI: 10.5220/0012155900003598

in Bibtex Style

@conference{keod23,
author={Yizhe Zhang and Georg Jacobs and Jia Zhao and Joerg Berroth and Gregor Hoepfner},
title={Development of an OWL Ontology Based on the Function-Oriented System Architecture to Support Data Synchronization Between SysML and Domain Models},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KEOD},
year={2023},
pages={143-154},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012155900003598},
isbn={978-989-758-671-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KEOD
TI - Development of an OWL Ontology Based on the Function-Oriented System Architecture to Support Data Synchronization Between SysML and Domain Models
SN - 978-989-758-671-2
AU - Zhang Y.
AU - Jacobs G.
AU - Zhao J.
AU - Berroth J.
AU - Hoepfner G.
PY - 2023
SP - 143
EP - 154
DO - 10.5220/0012155900003598
PB - SciTePress