Model-Based Systems Engineering with GENESYS

How Do You Know When You Are Done?

• Decompose behavior in sufficient detail: • When a function can be uniquely allocated to a single component STOP DECOMPOSING • When a function cannot be uniquely allocated to a single component CONTINUE DECOMPOSING IT FURTHER • During the allocation/decomposition process, preserve inputs, outputs, performance, and exits (i.e., preserve behavior). • Concurrently, refine the component architecture, as required.

The objective is congruence between behavior and architecture.

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Why Aggregate?

Most engineers start with too much detail! • Enhance understanding • See the “big picture” • Simplify the look of a graph • Encapsulate complex logic sequences into larger building blocks • Hides information, but increases understanding • Allows you to better handle complexity

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