System architects have a difficult task of choosing the most efficient architecture by exploring alternative approaches, while tracking and testing requirements. Using a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach is recommended to achieve these goals, before getting mired in low-level implementation details like… Read More
Tag: Sysml
Mapping SysML to Hardware Architecture
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is used by systems engineers that want to specify, analyze, design, verify and validate a specific system. SysML started out as an open-source project, and it’s a subset of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Mirabilis Design has a tool called VisualSim Architect that imports your… Read More
Chapter Nine – Specialization Inhibits System Level Optimization
Solving critical customer problems sometimes isn’t enough. One of my most interesting experiences came during the development and rollout of a product that was designed to optimize integration of hardware and embedded software. In this case, the product performed exactly as planned but the plan ignored the organizational… Read More