Course Length: 20 hours
Prerequisite: Systems Engineering experience or equivalent
Course Description:
The Fundamentals I course provides a hands-on introduction to building system models using SysML and the Cameo tool. Designed for systems engineers and practitioners new to MBSE, this course teaches modeling best practices and how to apply them across the entire systems engineering lifecycle—from requirements and design through verification and validation. Participants will learn to create and organize models, distinguish between elements of usage and definition, and model structure, behavior, and requirements using SysML diagrams.
Guided by an instructor, students will practice creating four of the nine fundamental SysML diagrams—package diagrams (PKGs), block definition diagrams (BDDs), activity diagrams (ACTs), and requirements diagrams (REQs)—along with supporting tables and matrices. Emphasis is placed on establishing traceability between model elements to connect requirements, structures, and behaviors into a cohesive model.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to construct basic system models in Cameo from start to finish, laying the foundation for advanced modeling skills in future MBSE coursework.
Course Objectives:
- Learn the relationships between model elements and the engineering lifecycle
- Gain hands-on practice using SysML and the Cameo tool
- Distinguish between elements of usage and definition, and when to apply each
- Build four of the nine fundamental SysML diagrams (PKGs, BDDs, ACTs, REQs)
- Establish traceability between requirements, structure, and behavior within a model