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Models as a Foundation for Systems Engineering – Should We Expect a Breakthrough?

Models as a Foundation for Systems Engineering – Should We Expect a Breakthrough?. 3 rd International Conference on MBSE George Mason University. David Long Vitech Corporation dlong@vitechcorp.com. The Transition to Models?. Enablers. Inhibitors. Opportunities. Threats.

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Models as a Foundation for Systems Engineering – Should We Expect a Breakthrough?

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  1. Models as a Foundationfor Systems Engineering –Should We Expect a Breakthrough? 3rd International Conference on MBSE George Mason University David Long Vitech Corporation dlong@vitechcorp.com

  2. The Transition to Models? Enablers Inhibitors Opportunities Threats MBSE transition graphic reprinted from INCOSE MBSE Workshop, February 2010

  3. Building a Community Professional Organizations Government Agencies Industry Practitioners Standards Bodies Tool Vendors Academic Institutions

  4. Casting an Initial Vision Hydraulic Fluid: SAE 1340 not-compliant Power Rating:18 Amps Thermal/Heat Dissipation: 780° Ergonomic/Pedal Feedback: 34 ERGS Hydraulic Pressure: 350 PSI Sensor MTBF:3000 hrs Minimum Turn Radius: 24 ft. Dry Pavement Braking Distance at 60 MPH: 110 ft. 90 ft Minimum Turn Radius: 24 ft. Dry Pavement Braking Distance at 60 MPH : 110 ft. Reprinted from INCOSE MBSE Workshop, February 2010

  5. INCOSE MBSE Vision Design optimization across broad trade space Cross domain effects based analysis System of systems interoperability Reduced cycle times MBSE Capability Institutionalized MBSE across Academia/Industry Distributed & secure model repositories crossing multiple domains Defined MBSE theory, ontology, and formalisms Well Defined MBSE Architecture model integrated with Simulation, Analysis, and Visualization Maturity • Planning & Support • Research • Standards Development • Processes, Practices, & Methods • Tools & Technology Enhancements • Outreach, Training & Education Matured MBSE methods and metrics, Integrated System/HW/SW models Emerging MBSE standards Ad Hoc MBSE Document Centric 2010 2010 2020 2025 Reprinted from INCOSE MBSE Workshop, February 2010

  6. Advancing Technology • Computing power • Cloud computing • Database technologies • Reasoning engines • …

  7. The Development of SysML

  8. SysML – An Enabler and a Threat? SysML as an Enabler • A visual modeling language with semantics and standard notation • Communication alignment with software domain SysML as a Threat • MBSE ≠ SysML • Complexity of representation • Rate of incorrect implementation (SysML treated as a series of diagrams) • “SysML as a universal and complete representation”

  9. Communication Mismatch: Manager, Architect, and Domain Experts Process Interview Process Name: Owner: Process Notes

  10. Communication Mismatch: Enabling Communication in the SME’s Language Reprinted from DoDAF2.0

  11. Models and Languages DoDAF SysML AP233

  12. Evolution of Frameworks and Standards Process Standards Representations and Interchange AP233 Frameworks

  13. Contractual Boundaries

  14. Expanded Vehicles for Research and Innovation Research and innovation vehicles • Organic MBSE Community / Working Groups • Masters and Doctoral students (growth in SE programs) • Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) • DARPA META program For the practitioner • Wizards, aids, and process guides • Intelligent agents • SE design automation • Heuristics • Patterns and pattern recognition • Assisted engineering • … For our customer • Sensitivity analysis (requirements and requirement changes) • Trade space capability and portfolio analysis • Automated assurance of system integrity • …

  15. Changes in the Systems Domain • The SE domain • COTS, GOTS, and reuse – increased emphasis on integration and reconfiguration for new capabilities • Intelligent, adaptive (self-evolving), and chaotic systems • Widely divergent system lifetimes (cell phones and submarines) • Compressed cycle time / accelerated time to market • Dominance of commercial systems • An era of evolution • Influences of new technologies (biotech, …) • Rise of cost-effectiveness (limited government budgets, market economics in commercial domain) • Rise of national specialization • The noteworthy challenges of this generation are systems problems

  16. Begin with the End in Mind

  17. The Path to the Future Communication Community Sufficient and timely standards Premature standards or standards proliferation Models and Languages SysML as intended Contractual Boundaries Expanded vehicles for research and innovation Vision SysMLmisimplemented and misunderstood Keeping our eye on the target Advancing Technology Changes in the Systems Domain

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