Viewpoints and views for the architecture description of cyber-physical manufacturing systems

A well-defined architecture covering all the views, viewpoints and related stakeholders’ concerns throughout the life cycle is vital for a good system design. This becomes even more crucial when designing Cyber Physical Manufacturing Systems (CPMS), one of the key elements in factories of the future. This paper identifies views and viewpoints necessary for defining architecture for CPMS. A mapping between system stakeholders, concerns and viewpoints is also presented. The results shall serve as a basis for an architecture-centric development methodology for CPMS as well as conventional manufacturing systems.