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Validation and Verification of MBSE-Compliant CubeSat Reference Model

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As Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) continues to mature and becomes part of space engineering practice, the concept of a Reference Model becomes increasingly important. The CubeSat Reference Model (CRM) is an example of a reference model that is being developed by the INCOSE Space Systems Working Group (SSWG). The intent of the model is to facilitate the design, verification, and validation of CubeSat design. The CRM is being developed with sufficient flexibility to support customization for specific CubeSat missions by mission-specific CubeSat teams. This paper presents the key elements of the CRM developed using MBSE practices. It presents different views of the model along with a validation and verification approach. Further research is needed into how best to augment with other models to facilitate CubeSat test and evaluation.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the contributions of SSWG team members Philip Cahill, Myron Hecht, and Brad Ayres in developing the Validation and Verification approaches expressed in this paper.

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  1. INCOSE Space Systems Working Group Chair, San Diego, CA, USA

    David Kaslow

  2. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Azad M. Madni

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  1. Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Azad M. Madni

  2. Center for Systems and Software Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Barry Boehm

  3. Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Roger G. Ghanem

  4. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Daniel Erwin

  5. Systems Engineering Fellow, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, USA

    Marilee J. Wheaton

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Kaslow, D., Madni, A.M. (2018). Validation and Verification of MBSE-Compliant CubeSat Reference Model. In: Madni, A., Boehm, B., Ghanem, R., Erwin, D., Wheaton, M. (eds) Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62217-0_27

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