TABLE OF CONTENTS "To see what is general in what is particular and what is permanent in what is transitory is the aim of scientific thought."
A. Whitehead, An Introduction to Mathematics
This chapter introduces some of the basic concepts of model orientation and related features of model-oriented SE science (MOSES). The main topics are, first, an example of how MOSES can be applied, and then core concepts of MOSES in two parts: system-related concepts and connection-related concepts.
This is a story about Bob and his colleagues who use the MOSES approach to build a car that can drive itself. In this section we develop the example and show some features of MOSES. Later we refer back to this example and use it to illustrate additional features.
The general goal: Bob is a systems engineer who uses the approach described in this book. He has a colleague who is a robotics designer, and another colleague who is an automotive engineer. They decide that they will design and build an automated car that can drive from any current location to any desired location, such as from Bob's home to his office. They will use MOSES in this project. What does that mean? The story that follows narrates how MOSES is applied to engineer a solution. It covers the topics of automation issues, using and tailoring models, approaches to learning, language and precision of models, engineering process and tools, verification and testing, automation features,...
