Front Cover -- Morgan Kaufmann OMG Press -- A Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language -- 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 Approach -- 2.2 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 SysML Basic Feature Set -- 4.2 Automobile Example Overview -- 4.3 Automobile Model -- 4.4 Model Interchange -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Questions -- Part II Language Description -- Chapter 5 - SysML Language Architecture -- 5.1 The OMG SysML Language Specification -- 5.2 The Architecture of the SysML Language -- 5.3 SysML Diagrams -- 5.4 The Surveillance System Case Study -- 5.5 Organization of Part II -- 5.6 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 Elements -- 6.9 Specifying Views and Viewpoints -- 6.10 Summary -- 6.11 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 Deprecated Features -- 7.10 Summary -- 7.11 Questions -- Chapter 8 - Modeling Constraints with Parametrics -- 8.1 Overview -- 8.2 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 -- 8.12 Summary -- 8.13 Questions -- Chapter 9 - Modeling Flow-Based Behavior with Activities -- 9.1 Overview -- 9.2 The Activity Diagram -- 9.3 Actions-The Foundation of Activities -- 9.4 The Basics of Modeling Activities -- 9.5 Using Object Flows to Describe the Flow of Items between Actions -- 9.6 Using Control Flows to Specify the Order of Action Execution -- 9.7 Handling Signals and Other Events -- 9.8 Structuring Activities -- 9.9 Advanced Flow Modeling -- 9.10 Modeling Constraints on Activity Execution -- 9.11 Relating Activities to Blocks and Other Behaviors.

9.12 Modeling Activity Hierarchies Using Block Definition Diagrams -- 9.13 Enhanced Functional Flow Block Diagram -- 9.14 Executing Activities -- 9.15 Summary -- 9.16 Questions -- Chapter 10 - Modeling Message-Based Behavior with Interactions -- 10.1 Overview -- 10.2 The Sequence Diagram -- 10.3 The Context for Interactions -- 10.4 Using Lifelines to Represent Participants in an Interaction -- 10.5 Exchanging Messages between Lifelines -- 10.6 Representing Time on a Sequence Diagram -- 10.7 Describing Complex Scenarios Using Combined Fragments -- 10.8 Using Interaction References to Structure Complex Interactions -- 10.9 Decomposing Lifelines to Represent Internal Behavior -- 10.10 Summary -- 10.11 Questions -- Chapter 11 - Modeling Event-Based Behavior with State Machines -- 11.1 Overview -- 11.2 State Machine Diagram -- 11.3 Specifying States in a State Machine -- 11.4 Transitioning between States -- 11.5 State Machines and Operation Calls -- 11.6 State Hierarchies -- 11.7 Contrasting Discrete and Continuous States -- 11.8 Summary -- 11.9 Questions -- Chapter 12 - Modeling Functionality with Use Cases -- 12.1 Overview -- 12.2 Use Case Diagram -- 12.3 Using Actors to Represent the Users of a System -- 12.4 Using Use Cases to Describe System Functionality -- 12.5 Elaborating Use Cases with Behaviors -- 12.6 Summary -- 12.7 Questions -- Chapter 13 - Modeling Text-Based Requirements and Their Relationship to Design -- 13.1 Overview -- 13.2 Requirement Diagram -- 13.3 Representing a Text Requirement in the Model -- 13.4 Types of Requirements Relationships -- 13.5 Representing Cross-Cutting Relationships in SysML Diagrams -- 13.6 Depicting Rationale for Requirements Relationships -- 13.7 Depicting Requirements and Their Relationships in Tables -- 13.8 Modeling Requirement Hierarchies in Packages -- 13.9 Modeling a Requirements Containment Hierarchy.

13.10 Modeling Requirement Derivation -- 13.11 Asserting That a Requirement Is Satisfied -- 13.12 Verifying That a Requirement Is Satisfied -- 13.13 Reducing Requirements Ambiguity Using the Refine Relationship -- 13.14 Using the General-Purpose Trace Relationship -- 13.15 Reusing Requirements with the Copy Relationship -- 13.16 Summary -- 13.17 Questions -- Chapter 14 - Modeling Cross-Cutting Relationships with Allocations -- 14.1 Overview -- 14.2 Allocation Relationship -- 14.3 Allocation Notation -- 14.4 Types of Allocation -- 14.5 Planning for Reuse: Specifying Definition and Usage in Allocation -- 14.6 Allocating Behavior to Structure Using Functional Allocation -- 14.7 Connecting Functional Flow with Structural Flow Using Functional Flow Allocation -- 14.8 Modeling Allocation between Independent Structural Hierarchies -- 14.9 Modeling Structural Flow Allocation -- 14.10 Evaluating Allocation across a User Model -- 14.11 Taking Allocation to the Next Step -- 14.12 Summary -- 14.13 Questions -- Chapter 15 - Customizing SysML for Specific Domains -- 15.1 Overview -- 15.2 Defining Model Libraries to Provide Reusable Constructs -- 15.3 Defining Stereotypes to Extend Existing SysML Concepts -- 15.4 Extending the SysML Language Using Profiles -- 15.5 Applying Profiles to User Models in Order to Use Stereotypes -- 15.6 Applying Stereotypes when Building a Model -- 15.7 Summary -- 15.8 Questions -- Part III Modeling Examples -- Chapter 16 - Water Distiller Example Using Functional Analysis -- 16.1 Stating the Problem - The Need for Clean Drinking Water -- 16.2 Defining the Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach -- 16.3 Organizing the Model -- 16.4 Establishing Requirements -- 16.5 Modeling Structure -- 16.6 Analyze Performance -- 16.7 Modify the Original Design -- 16.8 Summary -- 16.9 Questions.

Chapter 17 - Residential Security System Example Using the Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method -- 17.1 Method Overview -- 17.2 Residential Security Example Overview -- 17.3 Applying OOSEM to Specify and Design the Residential Security System -- 17.4 Summary -- 17.5 Questions -- Part IV Transitioning to Model-Based Systems Engineering -- Chapter 18 - Integrating SysML into a Systems Development Environment -- 18.1 Understanding the System Model's Role in the Broader Modeling Context -- 18.2 Tool Roles in a Systems Development Environment -- 18.3 An Overview of Information Flow between Tools -- 18.4 Data Exchange Mechanisms -- 18.5 Data Exchange Applications -- 18.6 Selecting a System Modeling Tool -- 18.7 Summary -- 18.8 Questions -- Chapter 19 - Deploying SysML into an Organization -- 19.1 Improvement Process -- 19.2 Summary -- 19.3 Questions -- Appendix A - 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 -- References -- Index.