Black box modelling of the system

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Activities

  • Activity 1: Clarifying and itemising the problem or task

Description

This method is used to clarify what the system is actually supposed to do and to make it easier to formulate the core problem by representing/abstracting the system using a black box.

Procedure

  1. Model the system as a black box
  2. Define inputs and outputs at system boundaries
  3. Describe the change in state, recognize undesirable and desired states

Sources

  • Ehrlenspiel and Meerkamm 2017, p.489
  • Lindemann 2009, p. 251