The following is a selected list of selected SysML related publications, including books, papers, articles, tutorials, and blogs. Authors or publishers who are interested in having their publications evaluated for inclusion should contact us...

• Books
• Papers
• Articles
• Online tutorials
• Blogs

Books

1. A Practical Guide to SysML by S. Friedenthal, et al.
   • Editors' Rating:
   • PRO: Most comprehensive book on SysML to date. Good introduction to SysML behavioral modeling.
   • CON: Writing and example quality are uneven and inconsistent, likely the result of multiple authors. Although the book purports to be pragmatic, most of the examples tend to be simplistic or academic. Relatively weak on structural modeling. Fails to address model integrity and model scalability issues in a convincing manner. Includes excessive method (OOSEM) propaganda that detracts from the main subject.
2. Systems Engineering with SysML/UML by T. Weilkins
   • Editors' Rating:
   • PRO: Attempts to show how both UML and its SysML dialect can be used to specify systems engineering applications.
   • CON: Model examples for both languages tend to be simplistic or academic. Largely ignores model integrity and scalability issues. Terminology definitions are superficial and frequently circular.
3. SysML for Systems Engineering by J. Holt, et al.
   • Editors' Rating: N/A

Papers

• "Modeling Continuous System Dynamics in SysML," by T. Johnson, et al., Proceedings of the IMECE 2007, November 2007.
• "Simulation-Based Design Using SysML--Part 1: A Parametrics Primer," by R.S. Peak, et al., INCOSE International Symposium, June 2007.
• "Simulation-Based Design Using SysML--Part 2: Celebrating Diversity by Example," by R.S. Peak, et al., INCOSE International Symposium, June 2007.
• "Model-driven systems development," by L. Balmelli, et al., IBM Systems Journal, Vol. 45, no. 3, July 2006.
• "SysML and UML 2.0 Support for Activity Modeling," by Conrad Bock, Journal of the International Council of Systems Engineering, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 160-186, 2006.
• "SysML ─ an Assessment," by Eric Herzog and Asmus Pandikow, Proceedings of the 15th INCOSE International Symposium, 2005.
• "A SysML Extension for Bond Graphs Support," by Skander Turki and Thierry Soriano, Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Automation (ICTA), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2005.
• "SysML and Systems Engineering Applied to UML-Based SoC Design," by by Yves Vanderperren and Wim Dehane, Proceedings of the 2nd UML-SoC Workshop at 42nd DAC, Anaheim (CA), USA, 2005.
• "From UML/SysML to Matlab/Simulink," by Yves Vanderperren and Wim Dehane,  Proceedings of the Conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), Munich, 2006.
• "Formal Performance Analysis and Simulation of UML/SysML Models for ESL Design," by Alexander Viehl, et al., Proceedings of the Conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), Munich, 2006.

Articles

• "System Level Design Language Arrives," EE Times, 8 May 2006.
• "Taming Chaos with SysML," Dr. Dobbs, 1 March 2006.

Online Tutorials

• OMG SysML Tutorial
  • INCOSE tutorial presentation that contains a lot of SysML standardization information. Last updated June 2008.
  • Editors' Rating:
  • PRO: Provides quick introduction to SysML and covers all major diagram types and constructs.
  • CON: Includes too much specification trivia that lacks pragmatic value. Assumes that the reader is already familiar with visual modeling in general, and UML 2 in particular, so this tutorial is inappropriate for a novice.

Blogs

• "Michael's Corner"
  by Michael Latta, software wizard, modeling expert and Microsoft MVP.