SysML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Systems Modeling Language

Drawing on his pioneering experience at Lockheed Martin and NASA, Lenny Delligatti illuminates SysMLs core components, showing how to use them even under tight deadlines and other constraints. Dellgatti begins with an easy-to-understand overview of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and an explanation of how SysML applies its concepts to improve system specification, analysis, design, optimization, and verification. Next, he shows how to use all nine types of SysML diagrams, even if you have no previous experience with modeling languages. A case study running through the text demonstrates the use of SysML in modeling a complex, real-world sociotechnical system.

Modeled after Martin Fowlers classic UML Distilled, Delligattis indispensable guide quickly teaches what you need to know to get started and helps you deepen your knowledge incrementally as the need arises. Like SysML itself, the book is method independent and is designed to support whatever processes, procedures, and tools you already use.

Coverage includes

• Why SysML was created, how it extends and improves UML, and the business case for using it
• Quickly putting SysML to practical use
• What to know before you start a SysML modeling project
• Essential concepts that apply to all SysML diagrams
• SysML diagram elements and relationships
• Diagramming block definitions, internal blocks, use cases, activities, sequences, state machines, parametrics, requirements, and packages
• Using allocations to define relationships that cut across many types of SysML diagrams
• Complete SysML notation, version changes, and sources for more information