"See it to Believe It" - MBSE Driven Next-Generation Simulation

digital twin;Model Based System Engineering (MBSE);visualization technologies;authoritative source of truth;specifications;simulation;SysML;Unified Architecture Framework (UAF);simulation based validation

We view digital twins as living companions to systems, able to simulate behavior when key parameters are modified and able to present this behavior to the user in a comprehensible manner. We demonstrate how to pair MBSE models with compelling visualization technologies to produce useful digital twins. Further, we describe an ontology for an authoritative source of truth used to connect the various tools and views used in the construction of the digital twin.