Two Variant Modeling Methods for MBPLE at Airbus

Marco Forlingieri (Airbus)
Tim Weilkiens (Oose)

Keywords
Model-Based Product Line Engineering (MBPLE);Variant Modeling Methods;Model-Based Systems Engineering;Airbus
Abstract

Product Line Engineering (PLE) is a fundamental component of systems engineering. As postulated in INCOSE's Vision 2025, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is becoming the norm for systems engineering. Thus, we need to integrate PLE into MBSE. An important aspect of this integration is the definition of model-based methods. This paper defines two possible approaches for variant modeling with SysML applied at Airbus and provides insights into their application in practice.