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Validating a System Architecture Model (SAM) for a Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Program Using a Phased Approach
Author(s) -
Rosenthal Gene
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2019.00596.x
Subject(s) - computer science , consistency (knowledge bases) , reuse , software engineering , focus (optics) , set (abstract data type) , systems architecture , systems engineering , architecture , information system , programming language , engineering , artificial intelligence , art , physics , electrical engineering , optics , visual arts , waste management
One of the benefits of taking of Model‐Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach to capturing information such as system design, requirements, and verification information within a digital, object‐oriented System Architecture Model (SAM) is it eliminates the risk of manually creating a set of text‐based documents that must be maintained separately for consistency. Digital definition of this information eases configuration management and allows reuse, so that engineers can focus more on the technical challenges of system development and less on the tedium of document management. To ensure the SAM accurately reflects system description, uses consistent terms, and content is not duplicated, the model must be validated. This paper recaps the journey taken by a legacy DoD Acquisition Program transition of safety critical functions from a document‐centric to a model‐based environment, but the focus will be on model validation.