Retrieval Augmented (Knowledge Graph), and Large Language Model-Driven Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Generation of Cyber-Physical Systems

Abstract:We explore the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Graph-based RAG (GraphRAG) for generating Design Structure Matrices (DSMs). We test these methods on two distinct use cases--a power screwdriver and a CubeSat with known architectural references--evaluating their performance on two key tasks: determining relationships between predefined components, and the more complex challenge of identifying components and their subsequent relationships. We measure the performance by assessing each element of the DSM and overall architecture. Despite design and computational challenges, we identify opportunities for automated DSM generation, with all code publicly available for reproducibility and further feedback from the domain experts.

Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL); Systems and Control (eess.SY)

arXiv:2602.16715 [cs.AI]

(or arXiv:2602.16715v2 [cs.AI] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.16715 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite

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