A practical guide to SysML : the systems modeling language / created by Sanford Friedenthal, Alan Moore and Rick Steiner.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Front Cover; A Practical Guide to SysML; Copyright; Contents; Preface; BOOK ORGANIZATION; USES OF THIS BOOK; HOW TO READ THIS BOOK; CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS EDITION; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART I INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OVERVIEW; 1.1 MOTIVATION FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; 1.2 THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS; 1.3 TYPICAL APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS; 1.4 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TEAM; 1.5 CODIFYING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICE THROUGH STANDARDS; 1.6 SUMMARY; 1.7 QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 2 MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 2.1 contrasting the document-based and model-based approach2.2 modeling principles; 2.3 summary; 2.4 questions; chapter 3 getting started with sysml; 3.1 sysml purpose and key features; 3.2 sysml diagram overview; 3.3 introducing sysml-lite; 3.4 a simplified mbse method; 3.5 the learning curve for sysml and mbse; 3.6 summary; 3.7 questions; chapter 4 an automobile example using the sysml basic feature set; 4.1 the sysml basic feature set and sysml certification; 4.2 automobile example overview; 4.3 automobile model; 4.4 model interchange; 4.5 summary; 4.6 questions. Part ii language descriptionchapter 5 viewing sysml models with diagrams; 5.1 overview; 5.2 sysml diagrams; 5.3 diagram notations; 5.4 tabular, matrix, and tree views; 5.5 general purpose model elements; 5.6 view and viewpoint; 5.7 summary; 5.8 questions; chapter 6 organizing the model with packages; 6.1 overview; 6.2 the package diagram; 6.3 defining packages using a package diagram; 6.4 organizing a package hierarchy; 6.5 showing packageable elements on a package diagram; 6.6 packages as namespaces; 6.7 importing model elements into packages. 6.8 showing dependencies between packageable elements6.9 summary; 6.10 questions; chapter 7 modeling structure with blocks; 7.1 overview; 7.2 modeling blocks on a block definition diagram; 7.3 modeling the structure and characteristics of blocks using properties; 7.4 modeling flows; 7.5 modeling block behavior; 7.6 modeling interfaces using ports; 7.7 modeling classification hierarchies using generalization; 7.8 modeling block configurations using instances; 7.9 semantics of blocks; 7.10 deprecated features; 7.11 summary; 7.12 questions; chapter 8 modeling constraints with parametrics. 8.1 overview8.2 using constraint expressions to represent system constraints; 8.3 encapsulating constraints in constraint blocks to enable reuse; 8.4 using composition to build complex constraint blocks; 8.5 using a parametric diagram to bind parameters of constraint blocks; 8.6 constraining value properties of a block; 8.7 capturing values in block configurations; 8.8 constraining time-dependent properties to facilitate time-based analysis; 8.9 using constraint blocks to constrain item flows; 8.10 describing an analysis context; 8.11 modeling evaluation of alternatives and trade studies

A Practical Guide to SysML, Third Edition, fully updated for SysML version 1.4, provides a comprehensive and practical guide for modeling systems with SysML. With their unique perspective as leading contributors to the language, Friedenthal, Moore, and Steiner provide a full description of the language along with a quick reference guide and practical examples to help you use SysML. The book begins with guidance on the most commonly used features to help you get started quickly