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NEWS

• July 2023: SysML v2 beta specifications adopted. The OMG Systems Modeling Language™ Version 2 beta specifications were adopted by the OMG on June 30, 2023. The SysML v2 submission concluded five years of development, resulting in three specifications and an open-source pilot implementation to validate them. The specifications include the Kernel Modeling Language (KerML) specification version 1.0 beta, the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) specification version 2.0 beta, and the Systems Modeling Application Programming Interface (API) and Services specification version 1.0 beta. These specifications enable next-generation systems modeling with improved precision, expressiveness, consistency, usability, interoperability, and extensibility over SysML version 1. Refer to the OMG press release that includes statements of support from twelve (12) tool vendors.
• December 2022: SysML v1. 7 release. The OMG Systems Modeling Language™ Version 1.7 was adopted in December 2022. The specification is available at https://www.omg.org/spec/SysML/1.7/Beta1. The SysML v1.7 specification is the first SysML specification that was built entirely with a model. SysML v1.7 is expected to be the final version of the SysML v1.x specifications before proceeding to SysML v2. This update includes:
  • The non-normative Annex H was added to define the precise execution semantics for a subset of the SysML stereotypes. These semantics are built on top of fUML (Semantics of a Foundational Subset for Executable UML Models) and its PSCS extension (Precise Semantics of UML Composite Structure).
  • OCL specifications were added to most of the stereotype constraints to formalize the interpretation of their textual description.
  • The port conjugation mechanism which reverses the direction of the port features was modified to apply to the port type instead of to the port usage to ensure consistency with SysML proxy and full ports.
  • The sample problem in Annex D which illustrates a practical application of SysML has been substantially updated.
• December 2019: SysML v1. 6 release. The OMG Systems Modeling Language™ Version 1.6 (formal specification formal/2019-11-01) was adopted in December 2019. The specification is available at https://www.omg.org/spec/SysML/1.6/.  The update includes some relatively minor notational changes from SysML v1.5. A significant change for SysML v1.6 is that the stereotype constraints now have a formal OCL specification in addition to their textual description, except a few stereotypes that cannot be expressed in OCL. A more detailed description of the changes can be found on one of the SysML v1.6 co-chairs blog page at https://mbse4u.com/2019/12/05/whats-new-in-sysml-1-6/.

• June 2018: SysML v2 API and Services RFP issued. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for SysML® v2 API and Services was issued at the June, 2018 OMG meeting in Boston, and is complementary to the SysML v2 RFP, which was issued in December, 2017. This RFP is intended to enable interoperability between SysML modeling tools and other model-based engineering tools.
• January 2018: SysML v2 RFP issued. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for SysML® v2 was issued at the December, 2017 OMG meeting in Burlingame culminating a 1.5 year effort to develop the requirements for the next generation of SysML. SysML v2 is intended to improve the precision, expressiveness, and usability relative to SysML v1. A complementary RFP entitled the “SysML v2 API and Services RFP” is also being developed to enable interoperability between SysML modeling tools and other model-based engineering tools. A more detailed announcement can be found at the SysML v2.
• May 2017: SysML v1. 5 release. The OMG Systems Modeling Language™ Version 1.5 (formal specification formal/2017-05-01) was released in May 2017.  The specification is available at https://www.omg.org/spec/SysML/1.5/. A primary change from SysML v1.4 is the introduction of an Abstract Requirement that can be extended to support other kinds of requirements such as property-based requirements (refer to Annex E.8).
• May 2017: SysML published as an ISO Standard. SysML has been published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as a full International Standard (IS). The short title is “ISO/IEC 19514:2017” and the full title is "ISO/IEC 19514:2017, Information technology -- Object management group systems modeling language (OMG SysML®)". The direct catalogue reference is https://www.iso.org/standard/65231.html, and a preview of the IS is available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso-iec:19514:ed-1:v1:en

Tutorial

• No Magic MagicDraw SysML Tutorial
• Johns Hopkins APL Tutorial
• OMG SysML Tutorial *

* The OMG SysML Tutorial is available for download in pdf. (Note: Because this is a large 11.9MB file, it is recommended that you save to your desktop by right clicking and save target)

Papers

• Systems of Systems: from Mission Definition to Architecture Description Cherfa I., Belloir N., Sadou S., Fleurquin R., Bennouar D., Systems Engineering, Vol: 22, num: 6, pages 437-454, November, 2019.
• V&V Planning and Execution in an Integrated Model-based Engineering Environment using MagicDraw, Syndeia, and Jira
  Selvy B.M., Roberts A., Reuter M., Claver C., Comoretto G., Jenness T., O'Mullane W., Serio A., Bovill R., Sebag J., Thomas S., Bajaj M., Zwemer D., Klaveren B.V. ,SPIE 2018, Austin, TX, USA, July, 2018
• Verifying Interfaces and Generating Interface Control Documents for the Alignment and Phasing Subsystem of the Thirty Meter Telescope from a System Model in SysML
  Sebastian J. I. Herzig, S., Karban, R., Brack, G., Michaels, S., Dekens, F., Troya, M., SPIE 2018, Austin, TX, USA, June 10-15, 2018
• The OpenSE Cookbook: A practical, recipe based collection of patterns, procedures, and best practices for executable systems engineering for the Thirty Meter Telescope
  Karban, R., Crawford, A., Trancho, G., Zamparelli, M., Herzig, S., Gomes, I., Piette, M., Brower, E., SPIE 2018, Austin, TX, USA, June 10-15, 2018
• Introduction to Information Visualization (InfoVis) Techniques for Model-Based Systems Engineering
  Sindiy, O., Litomisky, K., Davidoff, S., and Dekens, F. - 11th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2013), Atlanta, GA, 19-22 March 2013.
• Analyzing the Operational Behavior of the Alignment and Phasing System of the Thirty Meter Telescope using SysML
  Dekens, F., Herzig, S., Jankeviius,N., Karban, R., Trancho, G., and Troy, M.; Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, June 25-30, 2017
• Graph-Based Digital Blueprint for Model Based Engineering of Complex Systems
  Bajaj, M., Backhaus, J., Walden, T., Schreiber, C., Waikar, M., Zwemer, D.; 27th Annual INCOSE International Symposium, Adelaide (Australia), Jul 15-20, 2017.
• Creating systems engineering products with executable models in a model-based engineering environment
  Karban R., Dekens F., Herzig S., Elaasar M., and Jankevičius N., SPIE 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2016
• ESEM: Automated Systems Analysis using Executable SysML Modeling Patterns
  Karban R., Jankevičius N., Elaasar M., INCOSE 2016 Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2016
• Model-based engineering of process plants using SysML
  C. Hernandez, M. Rodrıguez, I. Dıaz, and R. Sanz. In European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, ESCAPE 26, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 12-15 2016
• Fault Management Ontology and Modeling Patterns. AIAA SPACE 2016, AIAA SPACE Forum, (AIAA 2016-5544)
  Jean-Francois Castet, Magdy Bareh, Jeffery Nunes, Steven Jenkins, and Gene Lee.
• Architecture to Geometry   Integrating System Models with Mechanical Design
  Bajaj, M., Cole, B., Zwemer, D. , AIAA Space 2016 Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, Sep 13-16, 2016
• MBSE++   Foundations for Extended Model-Based Systems Engineering Across System Lifecycle
  Bajaj, M., Zwemer, D., Yntema, R., Phung, A., Kumar, A., Dwivedi, A., Waikar, M. ; 26th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (IS 2016) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, July 18-21, 2016
• A representative application of a layered interface modeling pattern (regular paper).
  Peter Shames, Marc Sarrel, Sanford Friedenthal, 26th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (IS2016), Edinburgh, Scotland, July 18 – 21, 2016
• A modeling pattern for layered system interfaces (regular paper).
  Marc Sarrel, Peter Shames, 25th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (IS2015), Seattle, WA, July 13 – 16, 2015
• A modeling pattern for layered system interfaces (presentation).
  Marc Sarrel, Peter Shames, 25th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (IS2015), Seattle, WA, July 13 – 16, 2015
• Early Analysis of Ambient Systems SYSML Properties using OMEGA2-IFx (regular paper).
  Manzoor Ahmad, Iulia Dragomir, Jean-Michel Bruel, Iulian Ober and Nicolas Belloir, International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications, Reykjavik, Iceland, 29/07/13-31/07/13, SciTePress, p. 147-154, September 2013.
• Self-Adaptive Systems Requirements Modelling: four related approaches comparison.
  Manzoor Ahmad, João Araújo, Nicolas Belloir, Jean-Michel Bruel, Christophe Gnaho, Regine Laleau, and Farida Semmak. Proceedings of the Comparing Requirements Modeling Approaches (CMA@RE'13) workshop, in the field of IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 16 July 2013.
• A Practical Approach for Modelling Submarine Subsystem Architecture in SysML
  Pearce, P. and Friedenthal, S., Proceedings from the 2nd Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, pp. 347-360, October 2013
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Applied to Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) CubeSat Mission Operational Scenarios
  Sara Spangelo and INCOSE MBSE Challenge Team. Submitted to 2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, March 2-9, 2013.
• Systems Engineering Interfaces: A Model Based Approach
  Christopher L. Delp, Elyse Fosse, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. Submitted to 2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, March 2-9, 2013
• Model Based Document and Report Generation for Systems Engineering
  Christopher Delp, Elyse Fosse, Doris Lam, Cin-Young Lee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. Submitted to 2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, March 2-9, 2013
• Maestro – A model-based systems engineering environment for complex electronic systems
  Manas Bajaj, Andrew Scott, Douglas Deming, Gregory Wickstrom, Mark De Spain, Dirk Zwemer, Russell Peak (2012). Presented at the 22nd Annual INCOSE International Symposium, Italy, Rome, July 9-12, 2012
• ISO-15288, OOSEM and Model-Based Submarine Design
  Pearce, P. and Hause, M., Proceedings from the SESA, ITEA & INCOSE Region VI Systems Engineering Test and Evaluation Conference, in conjunction with the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering, SETE APCOSE, May 2012
• Orion Flight Test 1 Architecture - Observed Benefits of a Model Based Engineering Approach
  Simpson, Kimberly A., Sindly, Oleg V., McVittie, Thomas I., IEEE Aero Conference 2012
• Model-Based System Engineering of the Orion Flight Test 1 End-to-End Information System
  McVittie, Thomas I., Sindly, Oleg V., Simpson, Kimberly A., IEEE Aero Conference 2012
• An Ontology for State Analysis: Formalizing the Mapping to SysML
  Bennett, Matthew B., Ingham, Michel, Jenkins, Steven, Karban, Robert,
  Rouquette, Nicolas, Wagner, David A., IEEE Aero Conference 2012
• Applying Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to a Standard CubeSat
  INCOSE Space Systems Challenge Team, IEEE 2012
• Towards a state based control architecture for large telescopes: Laying a foundtation at the VLT
  R. Karban, N. Kornweibel, ESO, Garching, Germany, D. Dvorak, M. Ingham, D. Wagner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, 13th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, October 2011  
• Satellites to Supply Chains, Energy to Finance — SLIM for Model-Based Systems Engineering, Part 1: Motivation and Concept of SLIM
  Manas Bajaj, Dirk Zwemer, Russell Peak, Alex Phung, Andy Scott, Miyako Wilson (2011). Presented at the 21st Annual INCOSE International Symposium, Denver, CO, June 20-23, 2011.
• Satellites to Supply Chains, Energy to Finance SLIM for Model-Based Systems Engineering, Part 2: Applications of SLIM
  Manas Bajaj, Dirk Zwemer, Russell Peak, Alex Phung, Andy Scott, Miyako Wilson (2011). Presented at the 21st Annual INCOSE International Symposium, Denver, CO, June 20-23, 2011.
• Model-Based System Development for Managing the Evolution of a Common Submarine Combat System
  Steven W Mitchell, AFCEA/GMU 2010 Symposium on Critical Issues in C4I, May, 2010
• Complex Product Family Modeling for Common Submarine Combat System MBSE
  Steven W Mitchell, 3rd International Conference on MBSE, September, 2010
• System Modelling Language explained
  FIN ANCE, Guillaume, Object Direct, October, 2010
• An Overview of the SysML-Modelica Transformation Specification
  Cole, Paredis, C.J.J., Bernard, Y., Burkhart, R.M., de Koning, H.-P., Friedenthal, S., Fritzson, P., Rouquette, N.F., and Schamai, W., INCOSE IS 2010, June, 2010
• Piloting Model Based Engineering Techniques for Spacecraft Concepts
  Cole, Bjorn, Chris Delp, Kenny Donahue, INCOSE IS 2010, June, 2010
• SysML 2009 Request for Information (RFI) Response Summary
  Bone, M., Cloutier, R., 8th Conference on Systems Engineering Research, March 2010
• A COTS-based approach for estimating performance and energy consumption of embedded real-time systems
  E Andrade, P Maciel, B Nogueira, C Araújo and G Callou, Informatic Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Information Processing Letters (Print), vol. 110, pp. 525-534, 2010.
• INCOSE INSIGHT Vol 12-Issue 4-Dec09-MBSE Themed Issue
  INCOSE INSIGHT Vol 12-Issue 4, December 2009
• Toward Model Re-usability for the Development of Telescope Control Systems
  October 12, 2009
• A Computational Product Model for Conceptual Design Using SysML
  Wölkl,Stefan, Kristina Shea, Proceedings of ASME, Aug 30 - Sept 2 2009
• Testing Solutions through SysML/UML
  Hause, M. Richards, D. Stuart, A., INCOSE IS 20009, June, 2009
• Air vehicle model-based design and simulation pilot
  Graves, H., S. Guest, J. Vermette, and Y. Bijan. Spring 2009 Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW), 2009.
• Exploring Model Based Engineering for Large Telescopes
  Karban, Robert, M Zamparelli, B Bauvir, B Koehler, L Noethe, A Balestra, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2008
• Building Bridges Between Systems and Software With SysML and UML
  Matthew Hause, Francis Thom,  INCOSE Intl. Symposium, June 2008
• Integrating Models and Simulations of Continuous Dynamics into SysML
  Thomas Johnson, Christiaan Paredis, Roger Burkhart, January 2008
• Utilisation de SysML pour la modélisation des réseaux de capteurs sans fil. Langages et Modèles à Objets
  Nicolas Belloir, Jean-Michel Bruel, Natacha Hoang, and CongDuc Pham. (LMO'08), Montréal, Canada, 2-7 March 2008. RNTI.
• Survey of Model-Based Systems Engineering Methodologies (MBSE) Rev B
  INCOSE-TD-2007-003-01, June 10, 2008, original author Jeff A Estefan
• Simulation-Based Design Using SysML—Part 1: A Parametrics Primer
  RS Peak, RM Burkhart, SA Friedenthal, MW Wilson, M Bajaj, I Kim, INCOSE Intl. Symposium, June 2007
• Simulation-Based Design Using SysML - Part 2: Celebrating Diversity by Example
  RS Peak, RM Burkhart, SA Friedenthal, MW Wilson, M Bajaj, I Kim, INCOSE Intl. Symposium, June 2007
• An Overview of the Systems Modeling Language for Products and Systems Development
  Laurent Balmelli, October 2006.
• Model-driven systems development
  L. Balmelli, D. Brown, M. Cantor, M. Mott, July ' 2006.
• The SysML Modelling Language
  Matthew Hause,  Fifteenth European Systems Engineering Conference, September 2006.
• SysML and UML 2.0 Support for Activity Modeling
  Bock. C., vol. 9 no.2, pp. 160-186, Journal of International Council of Systems Engineering, 2006.
• A SysML Extension for Bond Graphs Support
  Turki S, Soriano T
• SysML and Systems Engineering Applied to UML-Based SoC Design
  Yves Vanderperren, Wim Dehaene
• From UML/SysML to Matlab/Simulink: Current State and Future Perspectives
  Yves Vanderperren, Wim Dehaene
• Reducing Project Rework by Using MBSE Processes and Tools
  Saunders, S, Proceedings of SETE, 2003

Presentations

• Modeling & Simulation of CubeSat Mission: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Behavioral Modeling and Execution, Integration of MagicDraw, Cameo Simulation Toolkit, STK, and Matlab using ModelCenter
  Sara Spangelo, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, Hongman Kim, Grant Soremekun, Phoenix Integration, Inc, May 29/30, 2013
• Modeling System Interfaces with SysML v1.3.
• Does and MBSE Approach Provide Real Program Savings
  Saunders, S. MBSE DSTO Symposium, South Australia, 2011. Note: Refer to 2003 paper by S Saunders entitled “Reducing Project Rework by Using MBSE Processes and Tools”
• Overview of SysML, the Language for Supporting Systems Engineering
  Laurent Balmelli, Presentation in Japanese
• Torpedo Enterprise Advanced Modeling and Simulation (TEAMS) and SysML
  Thomas Haley, Presentation to NDIA Systems Engineering M&S Committee, April 2007

Articles

• EE Times article on SysML (May 8, 2006)
• Dr Dobbs article "Taming Chaos with SysML" (February 15, 2006)

Books

• Architecting Spacecraft with SysML: A Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach
  by Sanford Friedenthal and Christopher Oster
• SysML in Action with Cameo Systems Modeler
  by Olivier Casse
• SysML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Systems Modeling Language
  by Lenny Delligatti
• Modellbasierte Systementwicklung mit SysML
  by  Carl Hanser Verlag, Published in German.
• Systems Engineering with SysML/UML
  by Tim Weilkiens
• Systems Engineering mit SysML/UML
  by Tim Weilkiens. Published in German
• A Practical Guide to SysML
  by Sanford Friedenthal, Alan Moore, and Rick Steiner
  • Website with Figures and Tables from Book
• SysML for Systems Engineering: The Emperor's New Modelling Language"
  by John Holt and Simon Perry
• SysML par l'exemple - Un langage de modélisation pour systèmes complexes
  by De Pascal Roques
• Embedded Systems Development using SysML: An Illustrated Example using Enterprise Architect
  Doug Rosenberg with Sam Mancerella

Vendors:

• astah SysML
• ChangeVision
• IBM Rhapsody
• InterCAX
• No Magic Cameo System Modeler
• Papyrus for SysML - (open source eclipse modeling tool)
• PTC Integrity Modeler
• Software Stencils - Microsoft Visio SysML and UML templates
• Sparx Systems - Down load trial copy of Enterprise Architect

For the full list please click here. http://sysml-directory.omg.org

Related Links:

• Georgia Institute of Technology (SysML Page)
• Georgia Institute of Technology Frontiers Conference (May 14, 2008)
• Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time and Embedded Systems (MARTE) Profile
• MBSE Wiki
• INCOSE
• INCOSE Model Based Systems Engineering SE^2 Challenge Team (telescope modeling)
• OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional (OCSMP)
• OMG-INCOSE MBSE Wiki
• OMG Model Interchange Working Group (MIWG) Wiki
• OMG SysML Project Portal
• OMG Systems Engineering Domain Special Interest Group (SE DSIG)
• SysML-Modelica
• SysML Revision Task Force (RTF)
• SysML Wikipedia
• UML for Systems Engineering RFP
• UML Profile for DoDAF/MODAF (UPDM)
• UML Resource Page