Complexity, artificial intelligence, emergent behavior, systems of systems . . . these are a few of the factors that are making problems and solutions both more interesting and more vexing for today’s systems engineer. In the problem space, systems that we have thought of as merely complicated are now being …

As promised in my last post, the topic for this article will continue the discussion on using GENESYS to develop your specification in a truly model-based fashion. In the last post, I started with a description of the standard GENESYS spec template, the sections included in it, and began a …

Telling the Story There are many ways to start a behavioral-model presentation.  Somewhat unconventional is showing the working simulation first, even before the EFFBDs themselves.  This follows the concept of the Golden Circle. The WHY: The behavioral logic makes the simulation work, it shows the interactions between your Vehicle Management …

Why should anybody care about your Enhanced Functional Block Diagram?  “WHY” indeed. Any systems engineering diagram, no matter how meticulously built, is worthless if not widely accepted and utilized by organizations other than the originating author.  The possibility of acceptance and adoption comes down to two factors: the right diagram …