The Systems Modeling Language ‎(‎SysML‎)‎ extends UML with powerful systems engineering capabilities for modeling a wider spectrum of systems and capturing all aspects of a system‎'‎s design‎.‎ SysML Distilled is the first clear‎,‎ concise guide for everyone who wants to start creating effective SysML models‎.‎ ‎(‎Drawing on his pioneering experience at Lockheed Martin and NASA‎,‎ Lenny Delligatti illuminates SysML‎'‎s core components and provides practical advice to help you create good models and good designs‎.‎ Delligatti begins with an easy‎-to‎-understand overview of Model‎-Based Systems Engineering ‎(‎MBSE‎)‎ and an explanation of how SysML enables effective system specification‎,‎ analysis‎,‎ design‎,‎ optimization‎,‎ verification‎,‎ and validation‎.‎ Next‎,‎ he shows how to use all nine types of SysML diagrams‎,‎ even if you have no previous experience with modeling languages‎.‎ A case study running through the text demonstrates the use of SysML in modeling a complex‎,‎ real‎-world sociotechnical system‎.‎ Modeled after Martin Fowler‎'‎s classic UML Distilled‎,‎ Delligatti‎'‎s indispensable guide quickly teaches you what you need to know to get started and helps you deepen your knowledge incrementally as the need arises‎.‎ Like SysML itself‎,‎ the book is method independent and is designed to support whatever processes‎,‎ procedures‎,‎ and tools you already use‎.‎ Coverage Includes * Why SysML was created and the business case for using it* Quickly putting SysML to practical use* What to know before you start a SysML modeling project* Essential concepts that apply to all SysML diagrams* SysML diagram elements and relationships* Diagramming block definitions‎,‎ internal structures‎,‎ use cases‎,‎ activities‎,‎ interactions‎,‎ state machines‎,‎ constraints‎,‎ requirements‎,‎ and packages* Using allocations to define mappings among elements across a model* SysML notation tables‎,‎ version changes‎,‎ and sources for more information