Systems Engineering an Off-Grid Utility System – A MBSE Tutorial

Steve Cash

Keywords
Model-Based Systems Engineering;Hands-on;Practical Application
Abstract

The tutorial provides the opportunity to create a systems engineering model using a systems engineering tool. The tutorial starts with an overview of the systems engineering principles of system thinking, system processes, and model-based systems engineer. This is followed by an instructor led activity to establish a high-level problem definition in the model. The journey continues with a sequence of hands-on team-based exercises to build use cases and elicit requirements, develop behavior representation, simulate behavior, develop physical architecture, and parameterize the model. The activities will utilize SysML diagrams (Block Definition, Internal Block, Activity, and Use Case diagrams) along with text data entry to capture the data in the model. In addition, traditional systems engineering diagrams (Hierarchy, Physical Block, Enhanced Functional Flow, N2) and additional SysML diagrams (Sequence, Requirements, Parametric) will be used to demonstrate how the coherency and consistency of the model can be preserved. Attendees will come away with an understanding of how to perform systems engineering utilizing a fully functional model-based system engineering tool.


For use in the tutorial, you will be provided Vitech’s GENESYS University Edition to be installed and licensed on your machine. Software, Licenses, preparation, and training materials will all be provided in advance.