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Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of facilitators and trainees
  • Foundations of systems modeling
  • Overview of SysML standards
  • Introduction to MagicDraw/Cameo environment
  • Definition of the instructional case study

Structural System Decomposition

  • Package diagram notation standards
  • Methodology for decomposing systems into packages
  • Modeling inter-package dependencies
  • Practical application: Modeling package structure

Analyzing User Needs

  • Use case diagram notation standards
  • Identification of system actors
  • Identification of operational use cases
  • Analysis of use case relationships
  • Practical application: Modeling use cases

Defining System Requirements

  • Translation of use cases into system requirements
  • Requirements diagram notation standards
  • Specification of requirement details
  • Structuring of requirements hierarchy
  • Verification of requirements via test cases
  • Analysis of requirements relationships
  • Practical application: Modeling requirements

Defining Structural Blocks (Black Box View)

  • Block definition diagram notation standards
  • Identification of structural blocks
  • Modeling of block attributes
  • Definition of inter-block relationships
  • Creation of system data dictionaries
  • Practical application: Modeling system black box view

Modeling Block Structure (White Box View)

  • Internal block diagram standards
  • Visualization of component parts
  • Interconnection of parts via connectors
  • Definition of system ports
  • Specification of item flows and interface blocks
  • Practical application: Modeling system white box view

Modeling System Constraints

  • Definition of constraint blocks
  • Linking constraint properties with value properties
  • Execution of parametric analysis
  • Practical application: Modeling parametrics

Designing State-Based System Behavior

  • State machine diagram notation standards
  • Identification of system states
  • Definition of state transition events
  • Specification of input signals
  • Specification of state effects
  • Execution of state machine logic
  • Practical application: Modeling state machines

Designing Control and Data Flows

  • Activity diagram standards
  • Definition of primary activities
  • Specification of activity parameters
  • Definition of discrete actions
  • Modeling of control logic flows
  • Modeling of data transfer flows
  • Execution of activity sequences
  • Practical application: Modeling activities

Designing Communications

  • Sequence diagram notation standards
  • Modeling of communication lifelines
  • Modeling of message exchanges
  • Decomposition of interactions via references
  • Application of interaction fragments
  • Definition of temporal constraints
  • Practical application: Modeling interactions

Modeling Cross-Cutting Constructs

  • Logical and physical architecture alignment
  • Allocation relationship standards
  • Configuration of allocation display options
  • Identification of allocation categories
  • Construction of allocation matrices
  • Practical application: Building allocation matrices

Simulation Training

  • Course module overview
  • Architecture simulation processes
  • Activity diagram simulation
  • State machine diagram simulation
  • Sequence diagram simulation
  • Parametric diagram simulation
  • Automated requirement verification via simulation

Requirements

No prior prerequisites.

Intended Audience:

  • Systems Engineers engaged in architecture modeling and system design for government operations.
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Practitioners supporting public sector initiatives.
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