Defining the Framework

The Views that have been created so far represent the center part of the MBSE in a slide diagram, which was discussed in detail in Chapter 2, Model-Based Systems Engineering. Each of the Views has been visualized using SysML, which represents the right-hand side of MBSE in a slide. These Views combine 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 MBSE in a slide 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 of questions for each View to...