By Topic  On the Use of UML for Modeling Mechatronic Systems
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Xplore subscriptions  3 Author(s) Secchi, C. ; Dipt. di Sci. e
Metodi dell''Ingegneria, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia ;
Bonfe, M. ; Fantuzzi, C.  This paper describes a modeling
language that aims to provide a unified framework for
representing control systems, namely, physical plants coupled
with computer-based control devices. The proposed modeling
methodology is based on the cardinal principle of object
orientation, which allows describing both control software and
physical components using the same basic concepts, particularly
those of capsules, ports, and protocols. Furthermore, it is
illustrated how the well-known object-oriented specification
language unified modeling language can be adopted, provided an
adequate formalization of its semantics, to describe