Model-based Systems Architecting

1Introduction to CESAM

1.1. CESAM: a mathematically sound system modeling framework

CESAMES Systems Architecting Method (CESAM) is the result of 12 years of research and development (cf. Bliudze and Krob (2005, 2006, 2009), Krob (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013), Caseau et al. (2007), de Weck et al. (2009), Aiguier et al. (2010, 2012, 2013)) including permanent interactions and operational experimentations with industry. The CESAM framework was indeed used in practice to design and develop thousands of engineered systems within several leading international industries in many independent areas with a success that never wavered (see Chalé Gongora et al. (2012), Dauron et al. (2011), Berrebi and Krob (2012), Doufène and Krob (2013, 2014, 2015), Giakoumakis et al. (2010) or Giakoumakis et al. (2012) for some application examples). This huge theoretical and experimental effort resulted in a both mathematically sound and practical system modeling framework, which is easy to use by the working systems engineers and architects.

We shall only present in this chapter the more important fundamentals¹ of the CESAM framework that may help to better understand its philosophy. In this matter, the key and core point is the logical consistency of the CESAM framework, naturally provided by its mathematical bases. Due to this strong level of consistency, anybody who agrees with logical reasoning² (which shall normally be the case with all engineers & architects) will indeed be able to use and work ...