Bachelor Assignment

A Synthetic Prototype Environment (SPE) is a product that allows companies to prototype and test new production setups before applying them in real operations. This helps them evaluate potential improvements without risking disrupting their operations which can be very costly.

However, when different researchers develop components of an SPE separately, integration issues often arise due to misaligned requirements and poor connectivity between parts. This research addresses these issues by creating a framework, a structured approach that future researchers can use to develop components of an SPE separately which can be seamlessly integrated, by defining common requirements and clear relationships between components.

A case study showed potential for the framework to solve the integration issues between the SPE components. This framework gives future researchers a structured approach they can use to further the development of the SPE.