In December 1997 there was a successful vote in the international community to supportthe development of a ISO-10303-based (STEP) data exchange standard to achieve tool-neutraldata exchange between computer-based tools used to support the systems engineeringdiscipline. This vote was unequivocal, with 12 countries stating support. Consequently,the development of STEP Application 233 (AP-233) ‘Systems Engineering’ isunderway, against a time scale that will see the standard reach maturity in 2001 at thelatest. This development is of fundamental importance to users of tools, to integrators oftools and environments and of course to commercial tool vendors.
This tutorial gives a managerial introduction to the STEP AP-233 timeframe, and to theproducts produced to date by the SEDRES project. The tutorial covers an overview of theneed for such a data exchange standard and the perceived requirements on such a standard.It provides a necessary introduction to the data exchange technology of ISO-10303 and itscomponents, and the level of maturity and adoption of the standard. It gives an overviewof the component parts of the SEDRES-derived EXPRESS data model, which accompanied theproposal for AP-233. It also outlines the different approaches that have been taken to thedevelopment of the prototype data exchange interfaces and experience gained. Finally itdescribes an up to date view of the AP-233 development process and status.
Intended Audience: Practicing systems engineers or system engineeringmanagers with an technical interest and/or responsibility for systems engineeringdevelopment environments and tool sets.
Class Size: Limited to 50 participants.
Instructors:Dr. Sylvain Barbeau obtained his PhD on systemengineering methodology for use in an industrial context and is a graduate from NantesElectronic Institute (IRESTE).
He has worked in AEROSPATIALE on several programmes such as the M-51 on the design ofthe electrical ground segments and developed a set of digital mocks-up on representingvarious part of the missile. In addition to this he took part in the development of C3Isystem during the design of the overall system mock-up (SCCOA).
In the SEDRES project he is responsible for the system engineering data modeldevelopment, and also represents the SEDRES consortium at the ISO level as Project Leaderof the system engineering working group.
Michael Giblin graduated from Paisley College of Technology in 1987with a degree in Computing Science and joined British Aerospace Military AircraftDivision.
He worked originally supporting the development of in-house Systems Engineering designtools. He moved on to information modelling of SE design tools and SE design data andtheir interrelationship.
He has been involved in SE design tool integration for the past six years. As part ofthe Eureka Project AIMS, in in-house research projects and SEDRES he has maintained aninvolvement in the capture of SE design data requirements, the modelling of SE design toolinformation and the mapping between them. He has also been involved in the prototyping ofdesign tool interfaces for data exchange. He participates in the ISO 10303 (STEP) AP-233SE NWI Working Group.
Dr. Julian Johnson obtained a BSc in Physics and PhD in Physics (SpaceScience) at Kings and University College, London, respectively. He worked for over 8 yearsas a research scientist, in low energy magnetospheric plasma research, with periods atUniversity College, London, at the Space Sciences Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter, Alabama, and the University of Southampton, UK. Before joining British Aerospacein 1987, he worked for two companies, gaining experience in the management of softwareengineering projects and in the application of Yourdon Structured Analysis and Design andits Ward-Mellor real-time extensions. He played a key technical role in ESPRIT Project 809for which the company were Principle Partner. Since 1987 he has worked in SystemsComputing department at British Aerospace Military Aircraft and Aerostructures in the UK.Initially he was employed as Team Leader on the requirements capture, design anddevelopment for a new CASE Tool. He moved to Group Leader of the Systems Analysis Groupwithin Systems Process Technology (Systems Computing), supporting the use of BAe CORE onProject and ways of improving the systems analysis & specification process. He hasbeen involved in technical & management roles in a number of process-improvementrelated projects in the company. He now holds the role of Product Data ManagementTechnologist., and is the Technical Manager on SEDRES.
Dr. Jean-Louis Loeuillet obtained his PhD on high networking design inCNRS (National Scientific Research Centre) and is a graduate from Bordeaux Engineeringschool (ENSERB).
He has worked in AEROSPATIALE on different programmes including the ARIANE 5 launcheron the on-board network and functional subsystems for 5 years. He subsequently worked onthe M-51 military program on requirement elicitation and management for approximately 3years. Since then he is team leader on the system engineering ground segments and as suchmanages inter-programme system engineering work. He represents AEROSPATIALE within theSEDRES EC project and acts as Quality Manager for the whole project. In addition to hisindustrial work, he gives lectures on system engineering in various engineering schools.
The instructors have indicated they will also provide:
| Introduction |
0.25 |
| Background and context for the SEDRES / AP-233 work |
0.50 |
| Requirements for an SE data exchange standard |
0.75 |
| Introduction to, and Applicability of, ISO 10303 "STEP" |
0.50 |
| Overview of the data model originating from SEDRES Capability/2 work |
0.25 |
| SEDRES Interface development approaches and experiences |
0.25 |
| ISO STEP AP-233 - current status and future stages |
0.25 |
| Recap and Conclusions |
0.25 |
| TOTAL (hours) |
3.00 |