Comments on "A model-based design methodology for the development of mechatronic systems"
This is an incremental contribution aimed at refining an existing methodology for engineers and researchers in mechatronics.
The authors critique a previously published model-based design methodology for mechatronic systems, identifying technical errors and suggesting improvements to enhance its applicability.
In the paper by G. Barbieri et al. (Mechatronics (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics. 2013.12.004), a design methodology, based on the W life cycle process model, is presented and SysML is proposed as a tool to support the whole development process. In this letter, we discuss the presented approach, we point out technical errors and raise additional issues that might help in making the proposed approach applicable.