This paper describes a new representation that enables rigorous definition and decomposition of both nominal and off-nominal system goals and functions: the Goal-Function Tree (GFT). GFTs extend the concept and process of functional decomposition, utilizing state variables as a key mechanism to ensure physical and logical consistency and completeness of the decomposition of goals (requirements) and functions, and enabling full and complete traceabilitiy to the design. The GFT also provides for means to define and represent off-nominal goals and functions that are activated when the system's nominal goals are not met. The physical accuracy of the GFT, and its ability to represent both nominal and off-nominal goals enable the GFT to be used for various analyses of the system, including assessments of the completeness and traceability of system goals and functions, the coverage of fault management failure detections, and definition of system failure scenarios.


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    Title :

    Goal-Function Tree Modeling for Systems Engineering and Fault Management


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA InfoTech@Aerospace ; 2013 ; Boston, MA, United States


    Publication date :

    2013-08-19


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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