AN APPROACH FOR A NEEDS-DRIVEN DEFINITION OF A FUNCTION-ORIENTED REPRESENTATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE DOMAIN

摘要

The importance of a function driven way of working in the field of Electric/Electronic-systems (E/E) is increasing. However, the existing methods are focusing on the development phase. But we are convinced that a function-oriented representation can also be helpful in the late phases of the product life cycle. However, the initial modeling and maintenance of information contained in a function-oriented representation of a product is associated with time and effort. In this paper we describe a method to define an adequate function-oriented representation with consideration of benefit and effort.