Virtual engineering of a naval weapon system based on the heterogeneous simulation implemented through the MBSE

The Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is effectively applied to develop a naval gun system, actively controlled for the target tracking, and to control the effect of ship dynamics. A commitment, usually written by a Department of Defense, requires to include in the trade-off analysis the investigation of both the system configuration and dynamic behavior. The use of interoperated functional and physical models, based on the SysML language, allow the customer getting a realistic impression of the system geometry and of its controlled dynamics, when the MBSE heterogeneous simulation is performed. To enable that simulation, the geometrical and numerical models are built and linked to the functional models, even by resorting to the architecture frameworks, deeply detailed by the customer. A test case is herein proposed, to provide an example of full mechatronic system integration and simulation, through the creation of a virtual mock–up.