This chapter discusses the main systems engineering concepts that were introduced briefly in Chapter 1. Understanding the concepts is, therefore, essential, and these concepts will be defined using the MBSE Ontology. This Ontology will then be used throughout the rest of this book for all of the examples, approaches and applications of MBSE.

Chapter Contents:

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.1.1 Provenance of the MBSE Ontology
• 3.1.2 The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge
• 3.1.3 Disagreements with the MBSE Ontology
• 3.2 The MBSE Ontology
• 3.2.1 The System concept
• 3.2.1.1 System-related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.1.2 System-related concepts as described by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
• 3.2.1.3 System-related concepts as described by the US Department of Defense
• 3.2.1.4 The MBSE Ontology definition for System-related concepts
• 3.2.2 The Need concept
• 3.2.2.1 Need-related concepts as described by the Oxford English Dictionary
• 3.2.2.2 Need-related concepts as described by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
• 3.2.2.3 Need-related concepts as described by the Modelling Community
• 3.2.2.4 Need-related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.2.5 The MBSE Ontology definition for Need-related concepts
• 3.2.3 The Architecture concept
• 3.2.3.1 Architecture-related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.3.2 Architecture-related concepts as described by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
• 3.2.3.3 Architecture-related concepts as described by the Architecture Framework community
• 3.2.3.4 The Zachman Framework
• 3.2.3.5 Defence-based Architecture Frameworks
• 3.2.3.6 Non-defence Architecture Frameworks
• 3.2.3.7 The MBSE Ontology definition for Architecture
• 3.2.4 The 'Life Cycle' concept
• 3.2.4.1 Life Cycle related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.4.2 Life Cycle-related concepts as described by the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
• 3.2.4.3 The MBSE Ontology definition
• 3.2.5 The Process concept
• 3.2.5.1 Process-based concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.5.2 Process-based concepts as described by the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
• 3.2.5.3 The MBSE Ontology definition for Process-related concepts
• 3.2.6 The Competence concept
• 3.2.6.1 The competence-related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.6.2 The Competence-related concepts as described by the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
• 3.2.6.3 The Competence-related concepts as described by Competency Framework Community
• 3.2.6.4 UKSPEC
• 3.2.6.5 INCOSE competencies Framework
• 3.2.6.6 The Competence-related concepts as described by the US Office of Personnel Management
• 3.2.6.7 The MBSE Ontology for Competence-related concepts
• 3.2.7 The Project concept
• 3.2.7.1 The Project-related concepts as described by the International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• 3.2.7.2 The Project-related concepts as described by the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
• 3.2.7.3 The Project-related concepts as described by the US Project Management Institute (PMI)
• 3.2.7.4 The Project-related concepts as described by the Association for Project Management (APM) Institute
• 3.2.7.5 MBSE Ontology definition for Project-related concepts
• 3.3 Summary
• References

Inspec keywords: systems engineering; systems analysis; ontologies (artificial intelligence)

Other keywords: model-based Systems Engineering; MBSE ontology

Subjects: Knowledge engineering techniques; Systems analysis and programming