Beginners Guide to Model-Based Systems Engineering

12/18/2018

Physical Architecture in Context

Color Code

elicits

Requirement

Use Case

Requirement Element

Functional Element

elaboratedby

refinedby

basedon / specifiedby

verifiedby

specifiedby

includes/ extends/ kindof

Physical Element

Interface Element

Verification Requirement

verifiedby

Verification Element

Other Element

fulfilledby

involves/ describes

executedby

Verification Event

Resource

employs

includes

Test Configuration

Test Activity

captures/ consumes/ produces

formedby

Test Procedure

decomposedby

Component

Function

performs

incorporates

exhibits

exitsby

built from / kindof

exposes

decomposedby

joined to

State

enters

exitedby

inputs/ outputs/ triggeredby

Exit

Interface

Port

decomposedby

includes

comprisedof

Event

Transition

responsible for

connectsto

triggeredby

Link

Item

transfers

includes

decomposedby

constrains/ usesparameter from

generates

results in

causes

assignedto

Organization

Constraint Definition

Concern

Risk

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An Integrated Picture of Physical Views

Physical N2

Level 0

Concepts

Interface Block

Hierarchy

Composition Connections Inheritance

Physical Block

Block Definition

Internal Block

Level N

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS SPECTRUM

More composition Less connectivity

Less composition More connectivity

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