The Philosophy of MBSE
In this section, we shall consider some of the philosophical implications of applying an MBSE approach.
As has been discussed previously throughout this book, there are many misconceptions associated with MBSE, some of which will be expanded upon here.
Perhaps the biggest philosophical point to get across, which has been stated previously, is that MBSE is Systems Engineering. It is not a subset of Systems Engineering, such as Needs modeling, Design, Verification, or Validation, as it covers the whole of Systems Engineering. Anything that we can do with Systems Engineering, we can do with MBSE. Therefore, if we can view something as a System, then we can apply MBSE to it.
One of the consistent points made throughout this book is that we have been applying MBSE to not just the technical aspects of System development, but also to define our overall approach. At first glance, this may seem a little odd, as it comes across that we are using MBSE to define...
