Arcadia and Capella Training
The Arcadia & Capella MBSE training sessions provide your engineers all the means to start developing their own models.
This course was designed by Thales, and currently serves as the official training session within the group.
It leverages 15+ years of experience in global MBSE deployment.
21 hours
Public delivery or Private
In-person or Online
Systems Engineers, Systems Architects, Engineers
Basic knowledge of Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
Schedule
Find below the scheduled Public classrooms. To schedule a Private classroom, please contact us.
Overview
Objectives
The training covers the Arcadia method and the Capella tool, introduces Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and implements the method and the tool on a simple case-study. It covers each one of the system definition activities (operational analysis, functional and non-functional system analysis, logical architecture, physical architecture, EPBS, etc.). Throughout the training, the good practices and benefits of Arcadia and Capella are illustrated on the basis of feedback from concrete and multiple operational experiences.
At the end of the Capella training, participants are able to:
- Acknowledge the principles, key points, and expected benefits of the MBSE approach;
- Describe the steps (perspectives) and the activities of the Arcadia method;
- Implement Capella functionalities on a simple case;
- Navigate through the different types of support on Arcadia and Capella, whether free (Capella website, forum, Youtube channel...) or not (professional services like coaching, online support...).
Instructor
This Capella training is run in English by an MBSE expert who is part of Obeo's global partner network (Obeo is acting as the organizer of the training).
The instructor will adapt the messages and level of information provided to the trainees' experience.
Added Value
This course was designed by Thales, creator of Arcadia/Capella, and is part of their internal training program. It includes many hands-on exercises to enhance learning.
Details
1- Overview of the Arcadia Approach
- What is model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)?
- Introduction to Arcadia concepts
- A first look at Arcadia through examples
Duration: 1.5h
2 - Introduction to Capella
- Arcadia/Capella pillars
- Capella’s scope
- Coupling the method with the tool
Duration: 1.5h
3 - Introduction to the case-study
- Description of the case-study that will illustrate the core training content
Duration: 0.5h
4 - Operational Analysis
- Main objectives, activities and concepts
- Operational Analysis workflows and main diagrams
- Introduction to the Capella modeling environment
- Operational Analysis of the case-study using Capella
Exercises:
- Capella environment setup and project creation
- Introduction to the main views, activity explorer, semantic browser
- Definition of Operational Actors and Capabilities, Exchange Scenarios
Duration: 3.5h
5 - System Needs Analysis
- Main objectives, activities and concepts
- System Analysis workflows and main diagrams
- System Analysis of the case-study using Capella
- Automated transition, contextual diagram creation, and model validation in Capella
Exercises:
- Automated transition, contextual diagram creation
- Creation of System Actors and Capabilities, Functional Chains
- Traceability towards Operational Activities and model validation
- Mode and States diagrams
Duration: 3.5h
6 - Logical Architecture
- Main objectives, activities and new concepts
- Logical Architecture workflows and main diagrams
- Logical Architecture of the case study using Capella
- Functional refinement and allocation to Logical Components
Exercises:
- Automated transition from the System Analysis, definition of Logical Functions, Functional Chains and allocation to Logical Components
- Graphical simplification using Capella’s diagramming features
- Exchange Categories definition
Duration: 3.5h
7 - Physical Architecture
- Main objectives, activities and new concepts
- Physical Architecture workflows and main diagrams
- Physical Architecture of the case-study using Capella
- Functional refinement, definition of Node and Behavior Physical Components
- Interface definition, allocation of Component Exchanges to Physical Paths
Exercises:
- Transition from the Logical Architecture
- Deployment of Behavior Physical Components on Node Components
- Definition of Component Exchanges and Exchange Items, detailed content of Exchange Items in class diagrams
- Definition of Physical Links and Physical Paths, allocation of Component Exchanges
- Diagram filtering in Capella
Duration: 3.5h
8 - Product Breakdown Structure
- Main objectives, activities and new concepts
Duration: 0.5h
9 - Multi-viewpoint characterization and evaluation
- Architecture early evaluation, autonomous viewpoints, coupling with specialty tools
- Characterization, PVMT add-on
Duration: 1h
10 - To go further
- Based on remaining time, demonstration of a specific topic chosen by the participants in the following list:
- Functional analysis workflow,
- Requirements,
- System subsystem transition,
- REC-RPL and libraries,
- Modes and states configurations situations,
- Capella model version control,
- Collaborative edition of a Capella model,
- Capella HTML generation,
- M2Doc for Word document generation,
- Filtering add-on
Duration: 2h
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Organization
Public courses
Public training courses, open to employees from any organization, are held online, using Teams or Zoom.
They consist in 6 sessions of 3.5 hours duration each, running on 6 business days.
Price: 1 790 euros per participant.
Private courses
Private training sessions, exclusive to the employees and partners of a single client, are held either online or on-site (based on the client's needs and feasibility).
They consist in 6 sessions of 3.5 hours duration each, running between 3 (on-site) and 6 business days (online).
To benefit from this training program, please contact us. We will schedule a session with you, depending on your needs and the availability of our trainers.
More than 300 Engineers Trained Worldwide!
That’s the number of engineers who have been trained
through this Thales-designed program since it began being delivered by Obeo
“The Capella training was very helpful. Although I have read through Jean-Luc Voirin’s book on the Arcadia method and Pascal Roques’ book on Capella while playing with the tool over the last few months, I still found the content of the training informative.”
Kimberly, Systems Engineer, USA
“The training was very interesting and relevant. The booklet provided is well done and will help me to practice with Capella in the ongoing programs.”
Isacco, Project Manager, Italia
“The training was very well presented and we were happy with the scope and level."
Nalendran, Mechanical Engineer, South Africa
“Regarding the training I found it very interesting and well explained. My previous experience in System Engineering was very little and I could follow all the training, so I think it was a very appropriate training.”
Adrian, Operations Service Manager, Germany
“The training was indeed very helpful and is certainly a great starting point for me to implement Capella in my future prospects. The training was well structured, and the contents were easy to grasp.”
Shruti, Systems Engineer, India
