A Practical Guide to SysML (3rd Edition, 2015) –
Solutions Manual – by Friedenthal
Block Definition Diagram (bdd) - answer-Used to display elements such as blocks and value
types and the relationships between those elements.
Displays elements of definition.
Internal Block Diagram (ibd) - answer-Used to specify the internal structure of a single block and
show the connections between the internal parts and the interfaces between them.
Displays elements of usage.
Use Case Diagram (uc) - answer-Used to convey the use cases that a system performs and the
actors that invoke and participate in them.
Activity Diagram (act) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on the flow of control
and the transformation of inputs into outputs through a sequence of actions.
Sequence Diagram (sd) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on how the parts of a
block interact with one another via operation calls and asynchronous receptions.
State Machine Diagram (stm) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on the set of
states of a block and the possible transitions between those states in response to event
occurrences.
Parametric Diagram (par) - answer-Used to express how one or more constraints (equations
and inequalities) are bound to the properties of a system.
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,Package Diagram (pkg) - answer-Used to display the way a model is organized in the form of a
package containment hierarchy.
Requirements Diagram (req) - answer-Used to display text-based requirements, the
relationships between requirements, and the relationships between requirements and the
other model elements that satisfy, verify, and refine them.
Diagram header syntax - answer-diagramKind [modelElementType] Model Element Name
[Diagram Name]
Namespace - answer-A model element that contains other model elements; the container
element in the model hierarchy.
Has meaning only within the system model, not within an instance of the system.
Fundamental precept of MBSE - answer-A diagram of the model is never the model itself; it is
merely one view of the model.
You cannot conclude that a feature doesn't exist from its absence on a diagram.
Elements of definition - answer-Elements displayed on a bdd that are used to type other model
elements.
11 elements of definition - answer-Actor
Block
Value Type
2
, Constraint Block
Flow Specification
Signal
Interface
Association
Activity
Interaction
State Machine
Block - answer-Basic unit of structure used to model any type of entity within a system of
interest or the systems external environment.
13 elements of usage - answer-Part Property
Reference Property
Value Property
Constraint Property
Constraint Parameter
Nonatomic Flow Port
Atomic Flow Port
Standard Port
Flow Property
Connector
Call Behavior Action
Object Node (pins + activity parameters)
Lifeline
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Solutions Manual – by Friedenthal
Block Definition Diagram (bdd) - answer-Used to display elements such as blocks and value
types and the relationships between those elements.
Displays elements of definition.
Internal Block Diagram (ibd) - answer-Used to specify the internal structure of a single block and
show the connections between the internal parts and the interfaces between them.
Displays elements of usage.
Use Case Diagram (uc) - answer-Used to convey the use cases that a system performs and the
actors that invoke and participate in them.
Activity Diagram (act) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on the flow of control
and the transformation of inputs into outputs through a sequence of actions.
Sequence Diagram (sd) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on how the parts of a
block interact with one another via operation calls and asynchronous receptions.
State Machine Diagram (stm) - answer-Used to specify a behavior, with a focus on the set of
states of a block and the possible transitions between those states in response to event
occurrences.
Parametric Diagram (par) - answer-Used to express how one or more constraints (equations
and inequalities) are bound to the properties of a system.
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,Package Diagram (pkg) - answer-Used to display the way a model is organized in the form of a
package containment hierarchy.
Requirements Diagram (req) - answer-Used to display text-based requirements, the
relationships between requirements, and the relationships between requirements and the
other model elements that satisfy, verify, and refine them.
Diagram header syntax - answer-diagramKind [modelElementType] Model Element Name
[Diagram Name]
Namespace - answer-A model element that contains other model elements; the container
element in the model hierarchy.
Has meaning only within the system model, not within an instance of the system.
Fundamental precept of MBSE - answer-A diagram of the model is never the model itself; it is
merely one view of the model.
You cannot conclude that a feature doesn't exist from its absence on a diagram.
Elements of definition - answer-Elements displayed on a bdd that are used to type other model
elements.
11 elements of definition - answer-Actor
Block
Value Type
2
, Constraint Block
Flow Specification
Signal
Interface
Association
Activity
Interaction
State Machine
Block - answer-Basic unit of structure used to model any type of entity within a system of
interest or the systems external environment.
13 elements of usage - answer-Part Property
Reference Property
Value Property
Constraint Property
Constraint Parameter
Nonatomic Flow Port
Atomic Flow Port
Standard Port
Flow Property
Connector
Call Behavior Action
Object Node (pins + activity parameters)
Lifeline
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