MBSE-based conceptual design method for complex forming equipment

doi:10.11996/JG.j.2095-302X.2026010179

Abstract

Abstract:

The traditional development approach for complex forming equipment typically relies on Document-Based Systems Engineering (DBSE), which often leads to issues such as protracted development cycles due to inadequate requirement analysis, incomplete requirement coverage caused by textual ambiguity, and equipment development delays lagging behind technological iterations. These shortcomings frequently result in final designs that fail to meet target performance metrics and require inefficient, repetitive modifications. Therefore, in the conceptual design stage of complex forming equipment, and drawing on the U.S. Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) combined with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), an MBSE-based conceptual-design method for complex forming equipment was proposed. This method utilized five viewpoints, including panoramic viewpoint, capability viewpoint, operational viewpoint, systems viewpoint, and standards viewpoint, as entry points for the conceptual design of complex forming equipment. Through multi-perspective analysis, the method performed top-level requirements acquisition, requirements refinement analysis, functional analysis, and system modeling across four design levels. Eleven types of models were established using the Systems Modeling Language (SysML), enabling digital and procedural expression in the conceptual design stage of complex forming equipment. Finally, superplastic-forming equipment was used as a representative example to demonstrate the application of this design method. The application of the method addressed the shortcomings of traditional design approaches and demonstrated that the method provided effective guidance for the forward development of complex forming equipment.

Key words: complex forming equipment, MBSE, DoDAF, SysML, conceptual design method

CLC Number:

TH122

WANG Boya, WANG Shaozong, YANG Wanran, ZHOU Xingwei, HOU Liang, XIONG Chengyue. MBSE-based conceptual design method for complex forming equipment[J]. Journal of Graphics, 2026, 47(1): 179-193.

Figures/Tables 15

Fig. 1 MBSE-based conceptual design process for complex forming equipment

Fig. 2 Overview and summary information model

Fig. 3 Conceptual model

Fig. 4 Capability taxonomy model

Fig. 5 Capability dependency model

Fig. 6 Top-Level operational concept graphic

Fig. 7 Operational activity model

Fig. 8 Operational state transition model

Fig. 9 System interface description model

Fig. 10 System function model

Fig. 11 System function to operational activity traceability matrix

Fig. 12 Standards profile model

Fig. 13 Simulation analysis of system function model

Fig. 14 Standards profile model simulation dialog box

Fig. 15 Demand coverage rate

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