MBSE Data Interoperability Specification Report: Evaluation of the SysML v2 Standard

The Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) project team of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG), an association of aerospace and defense (A&D) companies, completed a year-long investigation of the new SysML v2 standard as a potential solution to enable better MBSE collaboration between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers. This report provides the results of that study. An overview of SysML v2 highlights the significant changes since SysML v1. The provided benefit and gap analysis includes a verification matrix summarizing the desired capabilities addressed by the new standard. The new SysML v2 framework was applied to different collaboration scenarios to help provide an understanding of different options for implementation within a set of collaborating organizations. Considerations external to the SysML v2 standard that must be planned for as part of a rollout are included. And finally, recommendations for rollout are provided for A&D organizations and MBSE solution providers, and recommendations for future updates to the SysML v2 standard to address the gaps are provided for the Object Management Group (OMG).

This study was encouraging. It is expected that the A&D industry will have great interest in rolling out SysML v2. However, the identified gaps need to be addressed in future SysMLv2.x releases before widespread adoption is expected to occur. It is also expected to take some time before the commonly used frameworks transition to the new standard.