Applying Composable Architectures to the Design and Development of a Product Line of Complex Systems. Issue 6 (16th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oster, Christopher; Kaiser, Michael; Kruse, Jonathan; Wade, Jon; Cloutier, Rob
• Is Part Of: Systems engineering. Volume 19:Issue 6(2016:Nov.)
• Page Start: 522
• Page End: 534
• Publication Date: 2017-02-16
• Subjects: architectural design -- decision analysis/management -- model‐based systems engineering (MBSE) -- system integration -- government -- defense and security; Systems engineering -- Periodicals; 620.0011
• DOI: 10.1002/sys.21373
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1098-1241

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates a composable design methodology leveraging SysML to manage mission flexible product lines, and reviews the application of this methodology to a spacecraft product line. This methodology extends the SysML language with a mathematical and Boolean constraint language allowing for the capture of product line rules as an alternative to a more traditional variation tree. Finally, this paper reviews future work underway to extend this methodology.