Model-Based Systems Engineering Requires Metamodel Renovation: Requirements for Metamodel Renovation
Haibin Zhu, Sam Kwong, Imre J. Rudas, Edward W. Tunstel, Róbert Kozma, Peng Jia Shi · IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Magazine · 2024
Ametamodel establishes the constructs and rules governing the creation of models within a specific modeling methodology, such as model-based systems engineering (MBSE), which has gained increasing popularity among researchers and practitioners. The absence of a universally accepted metamodel can lead to various issues, which have not been adequately addressed in the relevant literature. Drawing from practices in systems engineering (SE), this article identifies new challenges for MBSE, emphasizing the crucial need for a metamodel in its execution. Due to the generalization of MBSE, it is not trivial to provide a metamodel for MBSE, and solid work is needed to accomplish this task.