From 34821e847da1a635b0311ec90fd4b1abc881cbb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wouter Horlings Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 16:25:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Summary --- content/summary.tex | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/summary.tex b/content/summary.tex index eba108e..d6f055c 100644 --- a/content/summary.tex +++ b/content/summary.tex @@ -1,3 +1,34 @@ %&tex -\chapter*{summary} -\label{summary} +\chapter*{Summary} +\label{chap:summary} + +% Het Waarom van je onderzoek +Testing is an incredibly important part of the design process. +Before a quality product is put into production, it has gone through extensive testing procedures. +Likewise, new design methods have to be tested before they can be used in a design project. + +The \ac{ridm} is a proposed feature-based design method for rapid development of \ac{cps}. +Using \ac{ridm} the system is divided into a set of features. +Each feature represents a part of the system functionality. +By implementing and testing one feature at the time it provides a structured method to deal with the complexity of \ac{cps}. + +% Het hoe van je onderzoek, de daarbij gebruikte methodes +This thesis evaluates if the \ac{ridm} is a suitable design method for the hardware-side of \ac{cps}. +For the evaluation, a system is designed using the \ac{ridm} as a case study. +Prior to the case study, some adaptations are made in order to use the design method for hardware. +These adaptations add steps to create the set of features for a given design problem. + +% De belangrijkste bevindingen +The \ac{ridm} focusses more on how to implement the features and less on how to define the features. +However, the case study showed that the method of defining features is crucially important to the outcome of the design process. +Another important finding is that a feature cannot be described with functionality alone. +To be able to implement and test a feature, it must describe requirements and components as well. + +Overall, the \ac{ridm} shows real potential to improve the design process of \ac{cps}. +The approach to determine the order in which features are implemented greatly reduces the impact of design failures. +Unfortunately, most of the \ac{ridm} is currently hindered due to a lack of tooling. + +% De belangrijkste aanbevelingen. +The main findings in this thesis suggest that the \ac{ridm} must incorporate a holistic design process. +This design process describes all development steps needed to get from a problem description, via the set of features, to a finalized product. +Furthermore, tooling to organize and test the development is required to utilize all advantages the \ac{ridm} provides.