From Software Systems to Complex Software Ecosystems: Model- and Constraint-Based Engineering of Ecosystems

Rausch, Andreas; Bartelt, Christian; Herold, Sebastian; Klus, Holger; Niebuhr, Dirk

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-37395-4_5

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“…Previous research has already attributed the emergence of complex software ecosystems to the increasing functional requirements and expectations that users place upon their existing software systems [24]. While digital models were traditionally considered purely descriptive (levels 0-1 of digital twin capabilities), AEC/FM stakeholders now expect the digital twin to become actionable, representing not only the asset form but also its behavior [16].…”

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“…2D or 3D CAD/BIM models). For this purpose, we compared our empirical observations of the AEC/FM industry with previous studies about complex software ecosystems [24] and Service-Dominant (S-D) logic [25]. We observed that AEC/FM industry stakeholders do not share a commonly agreed definition of digital twins, but often rely on simple metaphors to explain the concept.…”

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Seven Metaphors to Understand Digital Twins of Built Assets

Camposano

Smolander

Ruippo³

2021

IEEE Access

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Digital twins have raised the attention of practitioners in the fields of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, and Facilities Management (AEC/FM). The term broadly refers to the cyber part of cyber-physical systems used for representing and managing real-world assets. This qualitative study explores how Finnish AEC/FM practitioners describe digital twins of assets in the built environment. Our findings are primarily derived from the interpretive analysis of semi-structured interviews with project managers and C-level executives during 2018 and 2019. The results of this analysis are discussed within the existing literature about digital twins, complex software ecosystems, and Service-Dominant (S-D) logic. We observed that digital twins were often explained using simple metaphors that could be easily understood by practitioners. We identified seven of such metaphors, each associated with a key attribute of digital twins. We argue that digital twins are the basis of complex software ecosystems, resulting from the increased expectations of AEC/FM stakeholders about the role of Building Information Modeling and other software solutions in their daily operations. Under an S-D logic perspective, digital twins are a resource applied by multiple interdependent actors to integrate information, co-create value for their entire network, and jointly deliver new products or services.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Seven Metaphors to Understand Digital Twins of Built Assets

Camposano

Smolander

Ruippo³

2021

IEEE Access

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“…Die Entwicklung immer komplexerer, häufig vernetzter aber unabhängig entwickelter Softwaresysteme erfordert immer mehr eine verteilte und zunehmend nebenläufige Entwicklung von Softwaresystemen [BBHK09] [RBHK13]. Unter dem Begriff System-of-Systems (SoS) bildet sich eine Klasse von Softwaresystemen heraus, deren Entwicklungsmethodik auf die Integration unabhängig entwickelter Systeme zu einem größeren Gesamtsystem fokussiert.…”

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Sichere Integration von Teilsystemen zu System-of-Systems durch formale Verifikation

Warnecke¹

2014

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Die Systems-of-Systems (SoS) bilden eine neue Klasse von Softwaresystemen, deren Ziel es ist, ehemals isolierte Systeme miteinander zu vernetzen und dadurch dem Anwender einen größeren Nutzen zu bieten, als die teilnehmenden Einzelsysteme es vermögen. Die Integration, der unabhängig entwickelten Systeme, zu einem solchen SoS birgt allerdings Risiken. Hierbei ist ein zentraler Faktor die Frage der Gültigkeit systemweiter Korrektheitsbedingungen (sog. Constraints) in einem SoS nach der Integration der Einzelsysteme. Denn die Gültigkeit SoS-weiter Constraints bei der Bewertung von Einzelsystemen in einer modellierten Systemumgebung garantiert nicht hinreichend die Gültigkeit dieser Constraints in einem integrierten SoS. Grund dafür ist der höhere Abstraktionsgrad der modellierten Systemumgebung gegenüber dem SoS. In diesem Papier wird ein Ansatz vorgestellt, welcher es zur Entwicklungszeit eines SoS erlaubt, sowohl die einzelnen Teilsysteme als auch das daraus resultierende SoS zu verifizieren und dadurch unerwartetes Verhalten anhand von Constraint-Verletzungen zu identifizieren. Als Grundlage für dieses Verfahren wird der Modellchecker UPPAAL eingesetzt.

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“…These factors lead to software systems being the most complex man-made systems in existence [RBHK13]. To engineer such complex systems is a challenge that requires special tools.…”

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Task-Specific Architecture Documentation for Developers

Rost

Naab

2016

Software Architecture

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Architecture documentation is an essential part of software development, for guiding implementation activities and preserving knowledge over time. Architects create documentation during system design. They develop architecture solution concepts to describe approaches for addressing a set of coherent requirements in a consistent and uniform way. Today, these concepts are compiled into a comprehensive architecture documentation, which is provided to different system stakeholders.

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From Software Systems to Complex Software Ecosystems: Model- and Constraint-Based Engineering of Ecosystems

Cited by 9 publications

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Seven Metaphors to Understand Digital Twins of Built Assets

Seven Metaphors to Understand Digital Twins of Built Assets

Sichere Integration von Teilsystemen zu System-of-Systems durch formale Verifikation

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