MIM Architecture

To systematically address complexities in the model driven development of component-based Mechatronic Systems, the Mechatronic layer has been defined.

The Mechatronic layer, which is used for the evolution of MTC-based models, is projected to three dimensions representing the application, the resource, and the mechanical process respectively.

The figure below illustrates the proposed MIM architecture.

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  MechaTronic Component (MTC)

The MechaTronic Component (MTC) is the key concept of the MIM paradigm. MTC is the primary building construct for MTSs It is composed of a mechanical part, an electronic part and a software part. Primitive MTCs are developed with generic functionality that enables their use in different systems of the same application domain. These MTCs may be discovered and utilized for the development of systems that require the specific functionality in the mechatronic layer.
An MTC is provided in the form of what we call MTC package
The following artifacts constitute a MTC package: the real world MTC,metadata (service inter.,QoS, service semantics, ), the simulation model of the MTC.

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Source: K. Thramboulidis, Model Integrated Mechatronics: An Architecture for the Model Driven Development of Mechatronic Systems, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, pp. 497-502, Istanbul, Turkey 2004.