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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
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.10053

Keywords

activity model, control flow, data flow, systems engineering, UML
Manufacturing, Interoperability in manufacturing, Manufacturing systems design and analysis, Product data, Systems engineering and Systems integration

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 October 22, 2025)

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Created August 1, 2003, Updated November 10, 2018
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