Requirement analysis of inspection equipment for integrative mechatronic product and production system development: Model-based systems engineering approach

Abstract

Quality control is an essential part in the production of mechatronic systems. Especially the quality inspection of the overall system at the end of the production is of extraordinary importance. The various inspection systems can also be considered to be mechatronic systems. This inspection equipment is often explicitly designed, developed and manufactured for a single product with large expenditure of time. In order to have the inspection equipment ready by the start of production (SoP) and to be sure that the product requirements are transferred to the product development, an integrative mechatronic product and inspection equipment development procedure is necessary. Nowadays, the development of complex mechatronic systems is often carried out with the help of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods, for example in the fields of aerospace, automotive and defense. The first necessary step in developing inspection equipment is the requirement analysis. Therefore, this paper describes an approach to determine the inspection equipment requirements in early development phases based on MBSE product models and further methods.