Title:Enhancement of Mechatronic-System-ModelsAuthor(s):Alfred Sadlauer, Peter Hehenberger, Klaus ZemanAbstract:The Mechatronic System Model (MSM) is an approach to fulfill the need to incorporate multiple disciplines and different hierarchical levels and views in the development of products. While the MSM already proved successful in some practical applications, certain aspects were worth improving, such as the handling of information and addressing the inevitable concurrency in larger projects. In this paper the goal is to enhance the MSM approach towards a general integrated design approach especially to overcome observed shortcomings e.g. through aspects from related work such as a "common repository" and "public and private work space". For further clarification the development of a self-replicating printer is reconstructed with the MSM approach.Booktitle:Proceedings of the ASME 2013 IDETC&CIE Conference, Portland, Oregon, USAPage Reference:12 page(s)Publishing:8/2013