Quantitative evaluation of Capella functional chains | TNO-ESI & Thermo Fisher | CapellaDays2022
Channel: Eclipse Capella - Open Source MBSE Solution
Date: 06/12/2022

A method for quantitative evaluation of functional chains supported by a Capella add-on

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Presented by: Alexandr Vasenev (TNO-ESI) & Joost Dierkse (Thermo Fisher Scientific) during Capella Days 2022
Slides: https://mbse-capella.org/resources/pdf/capelladays2022/CD22_thermofisher_esi.pdf

The open-source code of the solution is available at https://github.com/TNO/capella-workflow-dse

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Development of high-tech systems is a complex task done by diverse specialists distributed across the globe. Reference architectures including a clear functional breakdown can support them and support their decisions. This presentation proposes an approach to improve the development of advanced electron microscopes by using Capella as an authoritative source of information. To support design decisions, a Capella AddOn has been developed to obtain quantitative information, such as throughput numbers, for a particular workflow. First, we will illustrate how functional and system decompositions can be captured and serve as company-wide architecting assets to inform design decisions. Next, we will outline how simulating Capella models can bring valuable insights to modelers. During a demo, we’ll simulate Capella’s Functional chains using the open-source simulation tool POOSL (https://github.com/eclipse/poosl) , and visualize results using the freely available TRACE4CPS tool (https://www.eclipse.org/trace4cps/). Re-using functions from the reference architecture allows us to reason about design aspects such as the relation between throughput and design choices about function allocation and parallelism.
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