A Practical Guide to SysML, 2nd Edition

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This book is the bestselling, authoritative guide to SysML for systems and software engineers, providing a comprehensive and practical resource for modeling systems with SysML. Fully updated to cover newly released version 1.3, it includes a full description of the modeling language along with a quick reference guide, and shows how an organization or project can transition to model-based systems engineering using SysML, with considerations for processes, methods, tools, and training. Numerous examples help readers understand how SysML can be used in practice, while reference material facilitates studying for the OMG Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP) Certification Program, designed to test candidates’ knowledge of SysML and their ability to use models to represent real-world systems.

Authoritative and comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing SysML
A quick reference guide, including language descriptions and practical examples
Application of model-based methodologies to solve complex system problems
Guidance on transitioning to model-based systems engineering using SysML
Preparation guide for OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP)

Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Systems Engineering Overview
Chapter 2. Model-Based Systems Engineering
Chapter 3. Getting Started with SysML
Chapter 4. An Automobile Example Using the SysML Basic Feature Set

PART II: LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION
Chapter 5. SysML Language Architecture
Chapter 6. Organizing the Model with Packages
Chapter 7. Modeling Structure with Blocks
Chapter 8. Modeling Constraints with Parametrics
Chapter 9. Modeling Flow-Based Behavior with Activities
Chapter 10. Modeling Message-Based Behavior with Interactions
Chapter 11. Modeling Event-Based Behavior with State Machines
Chapter 12. Modeling Functionality with Use Cases
Chapter 13. Modeling Text-Based Requirements and Their Relationship to Design
Chapter 14. Modeling Cross-Cutting Relationships with Allocations
Chapter 15. Customizing SysML for Specific Domains

PART III: MODELING EXAMPLES
Chapter 16. Water Distiller Example Using Functional Analysis
Chapter 17. Residential Security System Example Using the Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method

PART IV: TRANSITIONING TO MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Chapter 18. Integrating SysML into a Systems Development Environment
Chapter 19. Deploying SysML into an Organization