Systems Engineering with SysML/UML

Chapter 2. The Pragmatic SYSMOD Approach

The wise man never takes a step too long for his leg.

—(African saying)

In this chapter you will be introduced to the SYSMOD approach for modeling of complex systems based on a practical example used throughout this book. I selected a practical system that is easy to understand, and includes all necessary aspects. The approach scales very well and can be used both for much larger and much smaller systems than the one in our case study.

Using the same example throughout this chapter will make it easier for you to gain an overall insight, to better understand the approach discussed here, and to easily apply it to your practical environment. In fact, we don’t jump from one island solution to the next in ...