Mission
The mission of the INCOSE MBSE Patterns Working Group is to advance the availability and awareness of systems engineering practices and resources for impactful creation, application, and ongoing improvement of recurring model-based patterns employed as representations over managed system life cycles.
We were established as, and remain a part of, the Joint INCOSE-OMG MBSE Initiative.
Most of our work is carried out in partnership with other INCOSE Working Groups and other technical or professional societies.
Scope
- System Patterns = observable recurrences of system content
- Including both invariant and variable (configurable) aspects
- MBSE Patterns = configurable, re-usable models of System Patterns
- S*Metamodel = Smallest pattern necessary for the purposes of science and engineering across life cycles
- For example, stakeholder needs, system requirements, system design, failure modes, production, sustainment
- S*Model = any model in any language that is reference mapped to S*Metamodel
- S*Pattern = configurable, reusable S*Model of a System Pattern
- Not limited to, but including, OMG SysML models
- System Patterns become points of accumulation of organizational learning and expertise
- ASELCM Pattern is a digital engineering reference architecture for incorporation of machine learning and digital thread
Goals
- Lower model-origination, refinement time, effort, skill load, risk, using configured System Patterns.
- Extend impact of skilled modelers across projects and systems, reduce repeated mistakes, learning
- Increase cross-project, cross-product alignment, advance product line and portfolio engineering
- Improve the ROI demonstrated by MBSE methods and tools.
- Strengthened theoretical foundations for Systems Engineering
