I recently had the pleasure of attending an expo where undergraduate research was presented. One particular project testing formal propositions regarding systems vs systems of systems (SoS) caught my eye. We generally think we understand the basic concepts as we work with somewhat loose definitions. As we move to formal …

The class diagram displays the static structure and composition of a system.  In GENESYS the class diagram allows us to show the Component entities (blocks) that describe a system and display their attributes and operations as well as key relationships among the entities. The class diagram has its roots in …

Very often the description of a system takes the form of a physical description of the component parts. For example, my Surface Pro 3 is described as constructed of magnesium, loaded with the Windows 10 operating system, and having a 10.8” widescreen at 1920 by 1280 resolution, 128GB storage, a …

When doing a system design we are often asked to design the system such that the system meets multiple standards.  Many times the desired standards overlap or are specific to more than one commercial segment.  For example, we may have to meet a set of government standards for one market …