The practice of Model-based Systems Engineering is becoming more widely
adopted in industry, academia and commerce and, as the use of modelling
matures in the real world, so the need for more guidance on how to model
effectively and efficiently becomes more prominent. This book describes
a number of systems-level 'patterns' (pre-defined, reusable sets of
views) that may be applied using the systems modelling language SysML
for the development of any number of different applications and as the
foundations for a system model.
Topics covered include: what is a pattern? Interface definition pattern;
traceability pattern; test pattern; epoch pattern; life cycle pattern;
evidence pattern; description pattern; context pattern; analysis
pattern; model maturity pattern; requirements modelling; expanded
requirements modelling; process modelling; competence modelling; life
cycle modelling; defining patterns; and using patterns for model
assessment, model definition and for model retro-fitting.
This book forms a companion volume to both SysML for Systems
Engineering - a model-based approach and Model-based Requirements
Engineering, both published by the IET. Whereas the previous volumes
presented the case for modelling and provided an in-depth overview of
SysML, this book focusses on a set of 'patterns' as the basis of an MBSE
model and their use in today's systems engineering community.