A Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language

by Sanford Friedenthal, Alan Moore, Rick Steiner

Overview

A Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language is a comprehensive guide to SysML for systems and software engineers. It provides an advanced and practical resource for modeling systems with SysML. The source describes the modeling language and offers information about employing SysML in transitioning an organization or project to model-based systems engineering. The book also presents various examples to help readers understand the OMG Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP) Certification Program. The text is organized into four parts. The first part provides an overview of systems engineering. It explains the model-based approach by comparing it with the document-based approach and providing the modeling principles. The overview of SYsML is also discussed. The second part of the book covers a comprehensive description of the language. It discusses the main concepts of model organization, parametrics, blocks, use cases, interactions, requirements, allocations, and profiles. The third part presents examples that illustrate how SysML supports different model-based procedures. The last part discusses how to transition and deploy SysML into an organization or project. It explains the integration of SysML into a systems development environment. Furthermore, it describes the category of data that are exchanged between a SysML tool and other types of tools, and the types of exchange mechanisms that can be used. It also covers the criteria that must be considered when selecting a SysML. Software and systems engineers, programmers, IT practitioners, experts, and non-experts will find this book useful.

*The authoritative guide for understanding and applying SysML
*Authored by the foremost experts on the language
*Language description, examples, and quick reference guide included

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123838575
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/25/2009
Series:	The MK/OMG Press
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Sanford Friedenthal is an MBSE Consultant. He has been an advocate for model-based systems engineering and a leader of the industry team that developed SysML from its inception through its adoption by the OMG.
Alan Moore is an Architecture Modeling Specialist at The MathWorks. He has extensive experience in the development of real-time and object-oriented methodologies and their application. Alan was co-chair of the OMG's Real-time Analysis and Design Working Group and served as the language architect during the development of SysML.
Rick Steiner is an independent consultant focusing on pragmatic application of systems engineering modeling techniques. He culminated his 29 year career at Raytheon as an Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Certified Architect and INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP).

Mr. Steiner has been an advocate, consultant, and instructor of model driven systems development for over 20 years. He has served as chief engineer, architect, or lead system modeler for several large scale electronics programs, incorporating the practical application of the OOSEM methodology and generation of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) artifacts from complex system models.

Mr. Steiner has been a key contributor to both the original requirements for SysML and the development of SysML specification. While his main technical contribution has been in the area of allocations, requirements, and the sample problem, Mr. Steiner has also served as co-chair of the SysML Revision Task Force (RTF). He continues to provide frequent tutorials and workshops on SysML and model driven engineering topics at INCOSE events, NDIA conferences, and other corporate engagements.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction

1 Systems Engineering Overview

2 Model-Based Systems Engineering

3 SysML Language Overview

Part II Language Description

4 SysML Language Architecture

5 Organizing the Model with Packages

6 Modeling Structure with Blocks

7 Modeling Constraints with Parametrics

8 Modeling Flow-Based Behavior with Activities

9 Modeling Message-Based Behavior with Interactions

10 Modeling Even-Based Behavior with State Machines

11 Modeling Functionality with Use Cass

12 Modeling Text-Based Requirements and Their Relationship to Design

13 Modeling Cross-Cutting Relationships with Allocations

14 Customizing SysML for Specific Domains

Part III Modeling Examples

15 Modeling Examples

16 Residential Security System Example Using the Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method

Part IV Transitioning to Model-Based Systems Engineering

17 Integrating SysML into a Systems Development Environment

18 Deploying SysML into an Organization

Appendix SysML Reference Guide

A.1 Overview

A.2 Notational Conventions

A.3 Package Diagram

A.4 Block Definition Diagram

A.5 Internal Block Diagram

A.6 Parametric Diagram

A.7 Activity Diagram

A.8 Sequence Diagram

A.9 State Machine Diagram

A.10 Use Case Diagram

A.11 Requirement Diagram

A.12 Allocation

A.13 Stereotypes

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Editorial Reviews

"SysML is the new industry-standard language designed specifically to support modern systems engineering. I cannot imagine a better way to learn SysML than to read about it from the masters: Friedenthal, Moore, and Steiner led the design of this important new language and now cap that effort with this comprehensive and highly readable guide for both novices and experts." —Bran Selic, Malina Software Corporation "This book is just the ticket you need to get started on the road to adopting standards-based, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods. The authors have done an outstanding job in providing detailed coverage of the SysML language and semantics supported through worked examples." —Jeff Estefan, Principal Engineer, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory "The authors of this book have been invovlded in SysML development since its inception, and have the understanding necessary to explain it clearly. In particular, the activity diagrams chapter accurately and concisely describes the SysML extensions to UML for functional flow modeling." —Conrad Bock, OMG Lead for Activity Modeling in SysML

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