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Running head: MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION Research Project: Model-Based Systems Engineering Implementation
(Name and date withheld) 1 MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 2 Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Implementation
Section 1: Requirements Analysis
Section 1 tasks for the MBSE project will identify issues and requirements for
implementing an MBSE system for our Engineering and Systems Integration work.
Problem Definition
Our Engineering department focuses on a niche market of systems engineering, design,
integration, and ongoing maintenance and support of emergency communication and power
systems, predominantly housed in High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) protected
mobile environments. The complexity of the integrated voice, data, network, and audio/video
systems we work with, the specialized nature of the work, and the demanding project timelines
have put a strain on our resources and existing processes. We need to leverage common
requirements and design elements across projects and customers while remaining adaptive to
unique and changing customer needs. With people spread across multiple projects, it is harder to
capture changes on one system that should be implemented on others ? especially since
requirements and design files are all in separate Word, Excel, Visio and other documents. We
would also like to expand our business to new customers with complex Systems-of-Systems
(SoS) environments that may require protections from HEMP events. To do that, we need to
streamline our processes and reduce redundant work to allow people to reasonably take on
additional projects and make new hires productive on project work more quickly ? while
maintaining critical quality factors.
Issues requiring solution. The following list describes the primary issues requiring the
development of an MBSE system for Engineering.
1. Business growth is placing a strain on senior employees with specialized skills and knowledge. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION
2. 3 System information is contained in a large, diverse set of files (Excel files, Word documents, Visio diagrams, and CAD files) with no easy way to share technical information.
3. We can?t easily reuse or modify applicable requirements and design elements between projects. This increases cost and effort of new work.
4. It 's hard to perform change management and assess impacts on a short timeline across the systems? lifecycle, again increasing workloads and quality risks.
5. We?re not able to quickly evaluate new customer requirements and designs against existing systems efficiently, increasing the effort and response time on customer proposals.
6. There is an increasing demand from customers to see architectural views and interconnecting systems that help them understand the proposed designs.
7. Consistently high workloads cause bottlenecks that slow communications with the other functional areas who are dependent on information from the engineering group.
High level project and system objectives.
1. Develop a full-lifecycle MBSE proof-of-concept. 2. Create a central repository that links system information on across the lifecycle? research, concept, requirements, design, integration, test, support and maintenance, and disposal.
3. Focus on a Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution that provides ongoing product support and maintenance while reducing development and implementation time.
Requirements for the MBSE implementation. Requirements may be prioritized and
implemented in phases, but the fully developed MBSE system shall:
1. Support ?modules? of reusable requirements and design components. 2. Capture configuration management and analyze impacts of systems changes. 3. Incorporate a bill of materials for reusable design components. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 4 4. Enable creation of relationships and functional and physical visualization model 5. Allow import from Word and Excel-compatible formats. 6. Enable capture of system-related information, including materials. 7. Include a straightforward user interface with online help and training aids. 8. Support systems engineering across the system and product lifecycle. 9. Improve collaboration and information-sharing between functional groups. 10. Enable architecture views and data exchange standards required by DoDAF. 11. Map to standard modeling languages, including Lifecycle Modeling Language (LML) and Systems Engineering Modeling Language (SysML).
Constraints on the system. The two constraints on development of the MBSE system
are : (1) the system must be installed in virtualized network, and (2) system must support
existing business security guidelines and user access based on Active Directory schemes.
Description of Proposed System
The MBSE System will be designed and implemented using a web-based interface in a
virtual network environment. The MBSE Implementation project would develop a process
approach and install the necessary software on the network; we have selected LML and Innoslate
software as the primary tools for this effort. LML is an open-standard modeling language that
supports systems engineering across the full life cycle of system development and acquisition
stages. Innoslate is COTS software that fully supports the LML standard and can map that
standard construct to other common modeling languages and architecture frameworks.
System Context Diagram
The context diagram for the MBSE system can be seen on Figure 1. This diagram shows
a generalized view of the MBSE system using LML and Innoslate software. The MBSE system
receives input from the Engineering, Project Management, and Verification/Validation System MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 5 entities. Also, it sends information to the Engineering, Project Management (PM),
Verification/Validation (V/V) testing, Information Assurance (IA), and Customer entities. Specifications and
Reports Information
Assurance Model
Views Customers
Specifications and
Reports Model Views Requirements/
Artifacts
Material/Components Reports Model Views Material
Tracking Engineering
Specifications and
Reports MBSE
System Project
Management Test Documents Model
Views Verification/
Validation Figure 1. MBSE Context Diagram
Engineering enters requirements, materials lists, and other artifacts related to a project.
After processing the information, the MBSE system generates architecture models, reports, and
specifications based on the needs of different functional entities. Engineers receive as output a
graphical models generated from the system, the specifications necessary to define the
manufacture and implementation of the project, and specialized reports as required.
The Customer can view the specifications, reports, and model views to understand and
clarify whether the proposed system will meet the requirements of their project. PM receives MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 6 material lists related to a project and can update with material purchased. PM can also view
status reports on project activities. V/V receives input on the system functionality to allow them
to develop test documents; V/V can then attach test plans, procedures, and reports as artifacts to
the project. IA receives model views, specifications, and reports designed to assist them in
developing appropriate accreditation documentation and determine necessary security testing.
Logical Model Data Flow Diagram
The logical data flow diagram for the MBSE System (Figure 2) shows the five major
processes and a concept for the major system inputs and outputs. The processes interact with
four data stores, all of which are internal to the Innoslate program.
Description of processes. The processes shown in the logical model are described below.
1.0 Import/Enter Requirements: An engineer logs in to Innoslate to establish a project and enter requirements using the Project entry screen and Requirements entities.
Requirements either be imported from a Word or Excel file or entered directly into the software.
2.0 Input/Update Materials List: Many of the same systems are integrated into different customer projects. Using the Resource entity, this allows a centralized materials list to
be built, maintained, and reused across multiple projects and systems.
3.0 Build/Update Database: This process is the heart of defining the entities, attributes, and relationships that LML and Innoslate use to create the architectural views and
centralized management of engineering data we need. Future phases will decompose this into
more detailed processes necessary to produce the required architectural views and other artifacts.
4.0 Select Model Views: This process will uses the Diagram view within Innoslate to produce the architectural, functional, or traceability diagrams inherent in the product. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION Engineering Establish Project 1.0 Requirements/Artifacts Import/Enter
Requirements 7 D2
Requirements Requirements
Statements Customer/
Project Information Equipment Requirements Project
Management
D1
Customer /
Project
Information Material
Tracking 2.0
Input/Update
Materials List Project
BOM D3
Material
Components Material/
Components Material by System 3.0 System Requirements Equipment List Build/Update
Database
D4
System
Descriptions System
Descriptions Model
Views Systems and Relationships 4.0
Customer/Project Specifications
and
Reports Systems Information for
Testing Select Model
Views
Model
Views Information Sets Model Views Verification/
Validation
5.0
Create Reports
and
Specifications
Specifications and
Reports Information
Assurance Customers Figure 2. Logical Data Flow Diagram MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION
5.0 8 Create Reports and Specifications: In addition to graphical views, Innoslate enables creation of several standard and custom report formats.
Data Dictionary. The Data Dictionary defines the five data stores internal to the
Innoslate software, and the fields found in them. Every entity in Innoslate is comprised of a
name, number, and description fields; individual entities have additional standard attributes and
relationships. Attributes names are unique for each entity, but may be used in other entities.
The data dictionary for Data stores 1, 2 and 3 of the MBSE project describes the fields on
the main input page for that function. Data store 4 can be associated with any one or more of the
20 entities that LML and Innoslate allow. Screenshots of primary input and output screens and
artifacts will found in the User Interface section in Section 2 of the paper will describe the data
fields anticipated used for the MBSE project.
D1: Customer/Project Information. An engineer goes to the Innoslate login page to
establish a new project, which will include customer information.
Name: Project Name - obtained from project work statement or statement of
work for external customers. A work order number, innovation project number, or other
descriptive text for internal customers.
Description: Customer name, point or contact and contract number for external
customers. The functional group and POC for internal projects. Brief descriptive text can be of
the project goal can be included.
D2: Requirements. An engineer enters project requirements which may either be
imported into the system using the Import Analyzer or entered directly into the system using the
Requirements View. Whether imported or direct-entry, the Requirements data store includes the
following fields MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 9 Name: Brief text for requirement objective.
Number: A unique number that notes the requirements place in the project
hierarchy; can be any alpha-numeric numbering scheme.
Description: The text needed to describe the requirement.
Rationale: Text capturing the reason behind the requirement.
Quality Score: Optional, generated by the system based on the selections
assessing various quality attributes shown.
Clear: Yes/No, is the requirement clear and unambiguous
Complete: Yes/No, is the requirement in conflict with other requirements
Correct: Yes/No, does the requirement describe the users true intent
Design: Yes/No, does the requirement impose a specific solution
Feasible: Yes/No, can the requirement be implemented using existing technology
and within cost and schedule
Modular: Yes/No; can the requirement be changed without excessive impact on
other requirements
Traceable: Yes/No, is the requirement uniquely identified and able to be tracked
to predecessor and successor lifecycle items
Verifiable: Yes/No, is the requirement provable
D3: Material Components. Engineers enter the project bill of materials into the system
as a Resource or by importing an existing list in .CSV format
Name: Name of resource.
Number: A unique alpha-numeric number designating the specific resource.
Description: The text needed to describe the resource.
Minimum Amount: Minimum quantity of the resource required.
Maximum Amount: Maximum quantity of the resource required.
Units: Text that defines the measure values, such as 'each' or 'hours'. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 10 D4: System Descriptions. This data store captures information and connections made
within Innoslate for any of the 20 Innoslate parent and child entities called out by the LML
Specification.
Descriptions of inputs/outputs. The basic inputs and outputs of the MBSE system are
shown in the logical data flow diagram and summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. MBSE Process Inputs and Outputs
Process
Inputs
Outputs
1.0 Import/Enter Requirements Requirements/Artifacts
Requirement/Statements
Project Set Up
Equipment Requirements
2.0 Input/Update Materials List Equipment Requirements
Project Bill of Materials with
Material Components
Costs
Material Changes
Material Tracking
Materials by System
Materials by System
Project Bill of Material
3.0 Build/Update Database
Material by System
Material by System
Equipment List
System Descriptions
System Requirements
Systems and Relationships
System Descriptions
4.0 Select Model Views
System and Relationships
Project Information Sets
Systems Information for Testing
Model Views
5.0 Create Reports and
Project Information Sets
Specifications and Reports
Specifications
Customer/Project data
Summary of Cost/Benefit Analysis
The implementation of MBSE would provide both tangible and intangible benefits. The
specific initial tangible benefits are reflected in the anticipated reduction in labor hours for
requirements and design support of projects. We anticipate an average cost reduction of 15% in
labor hours. Over the past two years, we have spent more than 8300 hours on requirements and
design activities. A reduction of 15% would realize approximately 1250 hours saved over two
years. At an average rate of $91.00 per hour, the savings per year would be almost $57,000.
Total Return on Investment would take approximately 2.7 years. This does not account for MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 11 potential savings realized by a reduction in rework and improved change management, or by
improved collaboration and process improvement for other groups.
Intangible benefits include reduced stress on senior staff, increased customer satisfaction,
and improved support for marketing to new customers.
Section 2: System and Database Design
Entity-Relationship diagram (ERD).
The ERD (Figure 3) shows how the different major MBSE entities are related. A
Customer can have one or more active Projects. On the other hand, a Project can belong to only
one Customer. A Project will have many Requirements. Requirements can describe many
Systems, and some individual Requirements may relate to several Systems. Each System has
many specific Requirements. A system-requirement relationship table joins those two entities.
Finally, a System will contain many types of Material, and any piece of Material may be
part of several different Systems. A material-system relationship table joins the System and
Requirements entities. The two relationship tables will serve to reduce the many-to-many
relationship and provide individual linkages as necessary.
A customer has 1toM
projects A project has many
requirements generates CUSTOMER Requirements describe
many systems lists PROJECT
generated
by Identifies REQUIREMENTS
describe Has Systems have many
requirements MATERIAL Belongs to
Has Material can be part
of many systems MATERIALSYSTEM SYSTEMREQUIREMENT Has Define Built from SYSTEM
Builds Systems have many
parts/material Figure 3. MBSE Entity-Relationship Diagram MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 12 Database design. The LML specification calls out 20 parent and child entities,
descriptions, and examples of their usage (LML Spec, 2015). . The Innoslate software used to
implement the MBSE system provides full support to the LML specification. The System entity
shown in the MBSE is comprised of these individually defined entities and relationships.
Database file storage and access. In Innoslate, information is stored within projects
using a Relational Database structure. Each project has its individual database with physical
separation from other projects. A project can contain any number of requirements documents,
system models, simulation results, reports, etc. Innoslate projects are made up of entities,
attributes, and relationships. Each entity in Innoslate has a name, number and description
attribute no matter which entity class.
Innoslate relationships are bi-directional, where the relation and inverse relation comprise
one relationship. The Innoslate schema for Innoslate includes a "verified by" relationship
between the Requirement and any other type of entity. The base schema also has the "satisfied
by" relationship to track who or what fulfills the requirement. The schema requires bidirectionality and automatically generates an inverse relationship (Innoslate, 2015). Innoslate
provides labels to support classification/ categorization of requirements at any time.
Users will have sign-in access to Innoslate based on Active Directory permissions.
Innoslate also provides three project-level permissions (Table 2) for user-access controls on a
specific project (Innoslate, 2015).
Table 2. Innoslate Project-Level Permission Levels (Innoslate, 2015)
Project-Level Permissions
Read Only
Read/Write
Owner Description
View project contents only, add and remove your own
comments, unable to share project.
View, modify, and delete project contents, add and remove
comments, unable to share project.
View, modify, and delete project contents, add and remove
comments, share a project with other users. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 13 System Architecture
The Innoslate software will be installed on a separate partition in our virtualized network
environment using VMware and vSphere, as depicted in Figure 4. Figure 4. Virtual Network Architecture (VMWare, 2006)
Technical requirements for software installation include (these can all be supported by
our network infrastructure) include: 1) SQL Database, 2) 1GB available disk space, 3) 4GB
RAM, 4) Modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox), and 5) Internet connection to server.
User Interface
Since our MBSE solution will make use of the LML and Innoslate, this section will
provide a selection of Innoslate screenshots most commonly used for MBSE efforts. The menu
and top navigation bar at the top of every Innoslate screen gives users consistent access to links MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 14 necessary to navigate around Innoslate (Figure 5). Also, all entity ?view' screens have a common
layout this is described further in the Input Screen section of the document. Figure 5. Innoslate Menu and Navigation Bar
Project Set-up and Dashboard. After logging in to Innoslate, a user can establish a new
project. Figure 6 shows the screen for setting up a new project. This is the entity that captures the
Project and Customer reference for Data store 1. When several projects reside in Innoslate,
Dashboard screen appears (Figure 7) after login. To create a new project from the dashboard,
select the drop down on the project name (red arrow) in the menu bar and select Manage Projects. Figure 6. New Project Screen Figure 7. Innoslate Project Dashboard MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 15 Importing and entering requirements. Requirements for a project can be imported from
various formats, or entered individually into the system. Figure 8 shows the Import Analyzer
screen. As shown in the figure, requirements can be imported from Word, Excel or DOORS (CSV
format), PDF files, or plain text. Innoslate can also export data into an XML format. Figure 8. Import Analyzer Screen Used to Import Artifacts.
Input screen: Requirement entity. All entity screens in Innoslate share a common layout.
As shown in Figure 9 for the Requirement entity, the entity type is shown in a black box on the
upper left part of the screen. A list of labels is underneath the box; labels are used to categorize
further the instance of each entity. Attributes are displayed in the center of the screen. The
?name, number, and description' fields common to every Innoslate entity are listed first.
Additional attributes follow the three mandatory fields. Unique to the Requirement
entity, Rationale is an additional attribute. Some yes/no type fields follow the Rationale field to
enable a self-assessment as to the quality of the specific requirement. The last area common to
all entities is the Relationships section. Selections made here are one method used to build the
architectural models based on and traced to individual requirements. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION Figure 9. Innoslate Requirement Entity Screen
Input screen: Action entity. The layout of the Action entity is consistent with the
Requirement entity screens; however, the standard labels, attributes, and relationship choices
change. The Action entity attributes now include Duration, Start Date and Time, Percent
Complete, and Comment Fields (Figure 10). The Action entity is required for building a
functional or behavioral diagram for a system. 16 MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 17 Figure 10. Innoslate Action Entity Screen.
Input screen: Asset (Parent) and Resource (child) entities. The Asset and Resource
entities are used to define specific physical components of a system. The Resource entity is used
to capture consumable or producible assets of the system; this can be used to define a bill or
materials that will be used on a project. Additional attributes for the Resource entity include the
Initial, Minimum and Maximum Amount fields, and the unit types for the resource (Figure 11).
Examples could include ?each' to for a quantity of servers, or ?feet' to define a cable length. Figure 11. Innoslate Resource Entity Screen. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 18 Input screen: Building the model. Users can also access a drag and drop interface from
the Diagrams drop down menu shown at the top of each entity screen (red arrow). Figure 12
shows the drop-down list from the Asset entity screen. Figure 13 shows an example for building
an Action diagram. Once the basic Action entity is on the screen, actions can be dragged from
the left-hand panel to develop the full sequence. This layout is common throughout Innoslate. Figure 12. Creating a Diagram from an Entity Screen. Figure 13. Innoslate Drag-and-Drop Interface Screen Example (Innoslate, 2015).
Outputs from the MBSE System
An essential output from the MBSE system is the graphical model. Selecting the Diagrams
from the top navigation bar will present the user with all the diagrams that have been created for a
project (Figure 14). MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 19 Figure 14 Innoslate Diagram View Screen (Innoslate, 2015).
There are three mandatory ?visualizations?, or graphical models associated with LML:
Requirements traceability related to the requirements database, Physical models associated with
Asset entities, and Functional or Action diagrams related to the Action entity. Diagrams can also
be created by clicking the New Diagram button on the Diagrams screen shown in Figure 14, or
from within any entity (Figure 12).
Output: Action Diagram. Figure 15 shows a completed action diagram example. Figure 15. Action Diagram Example (Innoslate, 2015) MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION 20 Output: Spider Diagram. A Spider diagram can display up to nine (9) levels of
decomposition of entities used to visualize requirements traceability. The Spider Diagram is
generated based on the current project's requirements database. The entities display as rounded
blocks showing number and name of the entity; relationships create the structure displayed as
arrow lines. Figure 16 shows an example of requirements decomposition of LML entities using
the decomposed by relationship (LML Relationship Spec, 2015). Figure 16. Spider D...
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