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An Executable Systems Modeling Language (ESysML): Motivations and Overview of Language Structure

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In this paper we offer an overview of concepts and implementation of the Executable Systems Modeling Language (ESysML). ESysML is a domain-specific language (DSL) developed in response to challenges regarding executability and support for time-based simulation models, which are often necessary for analysis in a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) effort. ESysML is loosely based on the Systems Modeling Language (SysML). It downsizes the language schema of SysML in favor of model execution. Consequently, only language concepts such as Block, Ports, Activity, Events, etc. which are essential for defining system structure and behavior are retained in ESysML. While this presents a tradeoff of language expressivity for execution, the objective here is to offer precise semantics for a kernel of SysML constructs which can be extended to support fit-for-purpose applications in other domains.

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  1. Worcester, MA, USA

    Matthew Amissah

  2. Norfolk, VA, USA

    Holly Handley

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  1. Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Azad M. Madni

  2. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Barry Boehm

  3. Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Daniel Erwin

  4. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Mahta Moghaddam

  5. Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Michael Sievers

  6. Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Marilee Wheaton

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Amissah, M., Handley, H. (2022). An Executable Systems Modeling Language (ESysML): Motivations and Overview of Language Structure. In: Madni, A.M., Boehm, B., Erwin, D., Moghaddam, M., Sievers, M., Wheaton, M. (eds) Recent Trends and Advances in Model Based Systems Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82083-1_26

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