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UML 2 Activity Model Support for Systems Engineering Functional Flow Diagrams

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Author(s)

Conrad E. Bock

Abstract

This article compares Activity models of the Unified Modeling Language, version 2 (UML 2) [U2 Partners 2003], to a popular systems engineering (SE) flow diagram, the Enhanced Functional Flow Block Diagram (EFFBD) [Long 2002], and to the requirements for a systems engineering extension for UML (UML-SE) [SE-DSIG 2003a]. Issues are identified in applying UML 2 Activities to EFFBD and to satisfying UML-SE requirements. Solutions are suggested to these issues that can be used to translate between the languages and to develop standards such as revisions to UML 2 or extensions in UML-SE.
Citation
Systems Engineering
Volume
6
Issue
4

Keywords

activity model, control flow, data flow, systems engineering, UML

Citation

Bock, C. (2003), UML 2 Activity Model Support for Systems Engineering Functional Flow Diagrams, Systems Engineering, [online], https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.10053 (Accessed March 19, 2024)
Created August 1, 2003, Updated November 10, 2018