The VDI 2206 (Design methodology for mechatronic systems) according to [1] contains concepts for the description of mechatronic systems and their containment structure. Hereby, the guideline defines necessary constituents of a mechatronic ssystem as well as a description on how they are related. Figure 1 shows the lightweight ontology of the VDI 2206.

Figure 1: Lightweight Ontology of the VDI 2206

As the VDI 2206 does not define any inheritance concepts, but it provides concepts to general for direct use, the parent-child concept introduced in [2] can be applied to overcome this modelling issue. Here, any member of any class of the VDI 2206 can be also member of one of the classes shown in Figure [2], in order to enable inheritance.

Figure 2: Parent-child concept with respect to [2]

Exemplary Competency Questions that could be answered with this ODP:

Table 1: Example Competency Questions

[1] Guideline VDI 2206. Design methodology for mechatronic systems, 06.2004.

[2] R. Woll, “Informationsruckfhrung zur Optimierung der Produktentwicklung,” Dissertation, Berlin, 2001.