Model Based Systems Engineering Methods Applied to the Mission Engineering Modeling Use Case
Abstract
This report examines the possibility of applying methodological Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to the Mission Engineering (ME) use case. This premise is grounded in the hypothesis that Systems Engineering, through evolution into more complex SoS Engineering, has approached close enough to ME to be technically linked. If true, then it is now possible to create a digital thread from initial wargames, through the ME Guides and JCIDS processes, into requirements able to be digested and built upon in a SysML based Systems Engineering Model. This would improve the traceability and accuracy of requirements, as well as facilitate component trade studies at a mission level as part of system design and development. The research and analysis to determine the veracity of this hypothesis consists of two literature reviews. The first literature review regards ME drivers and guiding documents, deriving from them the requirements any useful model must satisfy. The second literature review examines current MBSE methods, scraping the literature for those applicable to ME. Then the two topics are formally linked through analysis of each's aims, objectives, and tasking. There is significant similarity between the two topics, substantiating that advances in MBSE could be applicable to the ME use case. As further proof of concept, the identified methodology is applied to a notional IAD mission. Through this application it is further verified that MBSE methodologies, processes, and tools, can conduct ME with two caveats; an exterior performance simulation framework is necessary, and any MBSE methodology, particularly for ME, is an evolving entity that is not suitable for static standardization at this time. Through the above, it is determined with high confidence that advances in MBSE can benefit the ME use case as a subset of SoS Engineering. This approach provides a much greater breadth of development for ME to draw from when developing their capability for the warfighter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1184056
Entities
People
- Jonathan Kidner
Organizations
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division