Configuration of Mechatronic Systems Using Feature Models

To analyze and describe the behavior and the interaction pattern of the product's subsystems and their components, multiple simulation models have to be developed in each engineering domain. In this paper, a Software Product Line (SPL) approach is adopted to demonstrate the dependencies and associations between models of subsystems. SPL approach provides a structured method for handling variability by using feature models. The particular focus of this paper is on the mapping between components in different tools with more than one modeling depth, the level of detail respectively, through deployment of feature modeling.