Incorporating Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation into Object-Process Methodology

We have designed and developed a way to incorporate Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation into Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Object-Process Methodology (OPM) ISO 19450. Implementing the HIL simulation in OPCloud, an OPM cloud-based conceptual and computational modeling framework, has enabled us to demonstrate industrial-strength capabilities. We describe the architecture of this OPM-HIL combined system and report on results with a real case study, in which the modeling encompasses stages starting with conceptual design and ending with HIL simulation and testing. This combination can serve as a basis for a model-driven systems operating system.