This short chapter introduces the basic approach that will be taken in all of the following chapters that discuss specific applications of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) using SysML. The approach itself promotes the use of three concepts: 'Ontology, Framework and Views', which is an established approach to MBSE - see References 1-3 for examples. Each of these will be discussed in the following sections.

Chapter Contents:

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.1.1 The fundamental approach - I know an old lady
• 2.1.2 Writing conventions adopted in the book
• 2.2 The approach
• 2.2.1 The 'MBSE Ontology'
• 2.2.2 The 'MBSE Framework'
• 2.2.3 The 'View'
• 2.3 Summary
• References

Inspec keywords: simulation languages; systems engineering; ontologies (artificial intelligence); software engineering

Other keywords: framework; ontology; model-based systems engineering; systems engineering; views; MBSE; SysML; model-based approach

Subjects: Knowledge engineering techniques; Software engineering techniques; High level languages