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FEA solver integration framework

June 20, 2019
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Jerome Szarazi
Integrating finite element analysis (FEA) with systems engineering (SE) would improve traceability, consistency, and interoperability between SE and FEA...

Conceptual Modeling

August 19, 2017
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Fatma Dandashi, Sanford Friedenthal, Natalie Harrison, Steven Jenkins, Leon McGinnis, Janos Sztipanovits, Adelinde Uhrmacher, Eric Weisel, Lin Zhang
Understanding and developing complex systems requires collaboration between individuals with widely varying expertise. Communication between these individuals...

STANDARDS SUPPORTING SIMULATIONS OF SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

December 13, 2016
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Guodong Shao, Kevin W. Lyons, Ronay Ak, Katherine C. Morris, Bjoern J. Johansson
Manufacturing standards provide the means for industries to effectively and consistently deploy methodologies and technologies to assess process performance...

Reusing Metamodels and Notation with Diagram Definition

June 28, 2016
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Maged Elaasar
It is increasingly common for language specifications to separate visual forms (concrete syntax) from underlying concepts (abstract syntax), enabling languages...

Feasibility of Integrating OAGIS and BPMN

October 22, 2014
Author(s):
Denis Gagne, Conrad E. Bock
Engineering and enterprise processes overlap in their concerns, for example, coordinating product design and customer relations. Integration of these processes...

BPMN Profile for Operational Requirements

June 02, 2014
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Raphael Barbau, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan
An important aspect of systems and products is how they interact with their environment, including how they are operated. Behaviors external to systems usually...

Componentization in the Systems Modeling Language

November 20, 2013
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock
This paper describes new capabilities in the Systems Modeling Language that reduce the complexity of specifying systems through componentization, and increase...

An Analysis of Solver-Based Simulation Tools

March 07, 2012
Author(s):
Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock
Computer-interpretable representations of systems’ structure and behavior are at the center of designing today’s complex systems. Engineers create...

New Capabilities for Interaction Modeling in BPMN 2.0

January 15, 2012
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, Stephen White
Interaction models capture how businesses interact with customers and each other to provide products and services. The trend toward combinations of products...

Ontological Behavior Modeling

May 20, 2011
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, James Odell
This article gives an example of improving the effectiveness of behavior modeling languages using ontological techniques. The techniques are applied to...

NIST Workshop on Ontology Evaluation (NISTIR 7774)

April 01, 2011
Author(s):
Ram D. Sriram, Conrad E. Bock, Fabian M. Neuhaus, Evan K. Wallace, Mary C. Brady, Mark Musen, Joanne Luciano
The National Institute for Standards and Technology sponsored a workshop in October, 2007, on the subject of ontology evaluation. An international group of...

Ontological Product Modeling for Collaborative Design

July 22, 2010
Author(s):
Conrad E. Bock, XuanFang Zha, Hyo-won Suh, Jae H. Lee
This paper shows how to combine ontological and model-based techniques in languages that facilitate collaborative design exploration. The proposed approach...

Product Modeling Framework and Language for Behavior Evaluation

May 02, 2010
Author(s):
Jae H. Lee, Steven J. Fenves, Conrad E. Bock, Hyo Won Suh, Sudarsan Rachuri, Xenia Fiorentini, Ram D. Sriram
Supporting different stakeholder viewpoints across the product s entire lifecycle requires semantic richness for representing product related information. This...

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