MBSE & MDA

Objectives

1. Identify two or three definitive sources for a definition of MBSE(so as not to reinvent the wheel), but context for 3;

2. Identify two or three definitive sources for a definition of MDA (ditto);

3. Form a coherent explanation (graphical and textual) for the relationship(s) of MBSE and MDA;

4. Provide one or more Use Cases or scenarios in which MDA can support one or more SE activities in an MBSE context, and provide illustrations of same.

(Source: Email from JJ 26/4/2016, and subsequent reactions from team members, as recorded in sub-group status report 19/5/2016, [1] )

Team

The MBSE & MDA team currently comprises the following members:

Member	Organisation	Role
Julian Johnson	Holistem	Lead
Hedley Apperly	PTC	Member
Alistair Blair	Thales	Member
Ian Clark	MBDA	Member
Chris Raistrick	Abstract Solutions	Member
Francis Thom	Rolls-Royce	Member

Progress Reports

2016

• 19-05-16

Documents

Date	Title	Author	Link
03-03-16	MBSE and MDA; what are they and how do they interrelate?	J Johnson	Link
19-05-16	MDA at the MOD	C Raistrick	Link

Emerging Outputs

1 Definitive sources for a definition of MBSE

INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2020, INCOSE-TP-2004-004-02, September, 2007:

"Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) is the formalized application of modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities beginning in the conceptual design phase and continuing throughout development and later life cycle phases. "

(tbc)

2 Definitive sources for a definition of MDA

OMG MDA site

The current version of the OMG MDA Guide 2.0 is available via that site as below:

MDA 2.0 Word format

MDA 2.0 pdf format

(more info to follow)