Defining the framework

The views that have been created so far represent the center part of the MBSE diagram that was discussed in detail in Chapter 2, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and that was also revisited in the previous section. Each of the views has been visualized using SysML, representing the right-hand side of the MBSE diagram. These views come together to form the overall model, but it is essential that these views are all consistent, otherwise they are not views but pictures! This is where the left-hand side of the MBSE diagram comes into play, as it is important that the definition of all of the views is captured in the framework. The framework comprises the ontology and a set of viewpoints; therefore, it is now time to make sure that these viewpoints are defined thoroughly and correctly, which is the aim of this section.

Defining the viewpoints in the framework

It was discussed in Chapter 2, Model-Based Systems Engineering, that it is necessary to ask a number...