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Chapter 7. MDSD and SysML 171
Figure 7-20 Simplified Radar Power and Range parametric diagram
This diagram focuses only on power from the power supply and its relationship to
overall radar size and range. It is simplified, but that is one of the things we
should do with modeling—emphasize salient data to illustrate a point. We could
draw other parametric diagrams focussing on other aspects of the pertinent
equations.
Furthermore, by providing a means for including this information explicitly in the
model, we open the possibility of hooking the model to other reasoning/analytical
tools at our disposal. So if we are constrained by weight, size, or amount of
radiation we can produce, we can include these constraints in the model,
instantiate some values, and be warned if we violate constraints. In such a
simplified example as this, such warning might not be all that useful; after all,