Model-Based Systems Engineering capability at national conference
The Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) capability developed by Australia’s Defence Science & Technology Organisation in collaboration with Aerospace Concepts Pty Ltd was today presented to the Systems Engineering / Test & Evaluation conference in Adelaide. Despina Tramoundanis, of DSTO’s Weapons Systems Division, explained that the model-based approach to system design gives significant benefits over the traditional document-based approach including improved robustness and traceability to needs and requirements and retention of knowledge over time.
As described in the conference paper, the new Whole-of-System Analytical Framework (WSAF) capability focuses on developing an integrated and internally-consistent model of a system as the basis for design, development, integration, test and support. This includes production of system technical documentation starting with the Operational Concept Document (OCD) and the Function and Performance Specification (FPS). The WSAF has been used in this manner to define the initial concept and requirements for the Australian Army’s future Ground-Based Air and Missile Defence capability. The reusability of the model then directly supported rapid acquisition of a Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system for use by the Australian Army in Afghanistan.
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