model-based engineering (MBE)

Model-Based Engineering (MBE) is a technical approach to integrate the functional, structural, and performance capabilities of a product or system during its life cycle.

Models are used as an integral part of the engineering foundation and include requirements, analysis, design, and implementation and verification of system characteristics. Model integration is about implementing the verified capabilities of a system.

In model-based systems engineering, a model is understood to be a simplified, understandable version of a concept, phenomenon, relationship, structure, or system. Such a model may be represented in graphical, mathematical, or physical form and is intended to facilitate understanding of the functional interaction of the model components. In addition, the model can be used to explain, control, and predict events and assist system managers in making decisions. With the structures represented in the model, development teams can better understand the impact of design changes, communicate the objective of the development in an understandable way, and analyze the system design before building it.

The aspects of Model-Based Engineering (MBE) specifically associated with systems engineering are implemented in Model-Based Systems Engineering( MBSE).