Innoslate, a model-based systems engineering solution, was developed in 2013 and is used by thousands of engineers, analysts, and program managers today. We’re now making another major feature release with Innoslate 4.5. Innoslate users can now utilize project management features such as Kanban boards, branching and forking, calendar, and timeline diagrams! Did we mention, this fall we’re also releasing a brand new MBSE tool specifically designed for Standard Operating Procedures? That’s right, Sopatra, uses Natural Language Processing to turn SOP text into executable models. Learn how you can reduce cost and risk, while increasing the success of your operations by using Sopatra’s unique algorithms. Watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw-ge_ZHo6s

1. Webinar will start at 2:00 pm ET
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2. Ask Us Your Questions
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Ask us your questions using the
panel on the right
Recording and slides available after
the presentation
Contact us after the webinar:
 support@innoslate.com
 Call 571.485.7800
 Linked Innoslate User Group

3. Meet Your Host
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President and Founder of SPEC
Innovations
Participated in the development of
C4ISR and the DoDAF
Expert Systems Engineering
Professionals Certificate
steven.dam@specinnovations.com

4.  SPEC Innovations provides software, training, and consulting to the
defense and aerospace industries and the intelligence community.
 Our flagship software product, Innoslate is the first cloud-native,
model-based systems engineering software solution made solely in
the United States of America.
About Us
We are the experts in
systems engineering.
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 Our engineers built Innoslate to help systems engineers develop
full lifecycle solutions to complex systems of systems.
 Innoslate software supports Requirements Management,
Modeling and Simulation, Verification and Validation, and more in
one seamless package.

5. One
Lifecycle
Documents View
Requirements View
Modeling Simulation
Risk Analysis
Timeline WBS
CAD Viewer
Test Center
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7. Branching and Forking
 With Innoslate 4.5 update,
users can now branch and
fork their projects as well
as merge changes
between linked projects.
 This feature enables
enhanced product line
development.
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8. New Project Management Dashboard
 The Project Management dashboard offers a way for project managers and other users to view important
upcoming dates and deadlines, Calendar events, track Kanban Board progress, and view hierarchical breakdowns of
Kanban Boards.
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9. Simulator Updates
 The Discrete Event
Simulator and Monte Carlo
User Interface has new
configurable graphs and
reports.
 Simulation results can be
exported directly into an
Innoslate artifact that will
store the .SIM file.
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10. Diagram Updates - I/O Decomposition
 Action/Activity diagrams’
Input/Output parents now
can support I/O
decomposition which will
display children
Input/Outputs and display
the relationship between
them.
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11. Diagram Updates –Java Import on Class Diagrams
 Class diagram can now import Java classes and
convert them into class diagrams.
 The Java importer supports all of the basic Java
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Static, Final, Abstract, and Interface.
 The importer also supports nested classes
which will be parsed into separate Assets and
will draw the decomposition relationship
between the 2 Assets if the outer Java class
extends or implements the inner class.
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12. Chart Updates - Calendar
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Create a calendar and add events directly in
Innoslate.

13. Chart Updates –Kanban Board
 Kanban boards allow you to effectively manage
the stages of a process.
 Tasks will be easy to drag and drop into
different stages.
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14. Chart Updates –Gantt Chart
 The new Gantt Chart will be available in Charts
View and will allow you to easily add tasks and
dependencies.
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15. Hierarchy Reports
 Hierarchy reports can now be created in entity
view.
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16. One more major update …. Equation Type!
 The Equation attribute type has been added to
allow for formula editing based on LaTeX.
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17. Live Demo
Enough talk. It’s time to
see Innoslate® 4.5 in
action.
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18. Your Digital Assistant for Standard
Operating Procedures

19. B A C K G R O U N D
H O W S O P A T R A W O R K S
D E M O N S T R A T I O N
N E X T S T E P S
A g e n d a
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BACKGROUND

21. What must be accomplished/Tasks?
 Each Operator Action that must be executed in a sequence
When (under what conditions)?
Who is responsible for each step?
How each step is performed/Functions?
How to confirm?
Standard Operating Procedures
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Procedures define:
 Human-Machine Interaction
 Human Automation Interaction
 Human-Human Interaction
 Human-External Actors
Interaction
Types of Operator Actions:
 Info gathering
 Info processing
 Conditional branching
 Decision-making
 Waiting/Timing
 Action
 Verification
 Validation
GMU Center for Air Transportation Systems Research

22. Operator Tasks to Complete an SOP Are Complex
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Operator Actions = 15
Actions prompted by visual/aural cues = 8
Actions rely on Long-term Memory only = 8
Operator
Bystander
Operator-LTM
Patient
AED – Displays, Aural Instructions
AED – Buttons, Knobs

23. The Problem with SOPs
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Missing imperative steps in the SOPs due to automatic level of consciousness
WHAT must be done is specified, but not WHEN - TK1951
Information required to perform next step is not available
Race conditions – information not available in timely manner
Procedure cannot be completed in time (i.e., before hazardous event) - Egypt Air 990
Procedure difficult to learn due to user-interface cues - OZ 214
Poor procedural training
No procedure for the scenario AF447?
Procedures across System-of-Systems are not compatible - SQ 237 – Runway Excursion
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24. The Solution:
Use Modeling and Simulation
to Identify SOP Problems Early
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Detailed model of Perception/Cognition/Motor tasks performed to
complete an SOP for Airlines Engine-out Above Maximum Altitude

25. Objective
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​We designed Sopatra with the overall goal to
demonstrate the improved creation of Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) by the automated
creation and verification of SOPs using a digital
assistant (DA)
Sopatra
Use Natural Language Processing (NLP) for interacting with the
MBSE development environment (i.e. creating the LML/SysML model)
Provides configuration management and revision management of
massive models
Develops executable simulation of the MBSE model
(which includes integration with Monterey Phoenix algorithms)
Sopatra is a digital assistant that
will convert text to an LML Action Diagram
and execute the simulation automatically
to check all possible paths
through the procedure.

26. Need
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There is a burgeoning need to improve aviation safety following recent
airliner accidents. The following areas are candidates for improved SOPs:
NASA APPLICATIONS
A short-list of general areas includes:
Mission Control
(International Space Station, satellites)
Launch procedures
Extravehicular Activities (EVA) procedures
Space and aircraft maintenance procedures
Medical procedures
NON-NASA APPLICATIONS
Some of the organizations that have expressed
interest in this kind of digital assistant include:
Swiss International Air Lines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group (BCAG)
Honeywell Technology Center
Rockwell Collins
U.S. Navy - Strategic Warfare Systems

27. Approach
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Automated Text Entry and Analysis
Automated Voice Recognition Entry
and Analysis
Automated Mixed Reality Entry
and Analysis
Simulation and Analysis of Standard
Operating Procedures
The below figure shows our vision for Sopatra

28. Allowable Operational Time Window
(AOTW)
 Time before something bad happens
Time of Procedure (ToP)
 Time it takes to perform procedure
Procedure Buffer Time (PBT)
 AOTW – ToP
 If < Zero, then Procedure not
completed on time
Measuring Procedure Performance
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29. Project Schedule
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HOW SOPARTA
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32. Formatted SOP
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NLP rules derived from a provided
SOP to consider:
Actors
Actions for Operators
Actions resulting from cues from:
 Output Displays
 Environments
Input Device and Operator Responses

33. Supporting Formatted Documents
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Acronym, Output Display, and
Input Device Files are all in
simple list formats
All text and word files are
created with expert industry
knowledge and can be easily
edited
Files will be supplied by SPEC
Innovations/GMU

34. Formatted Time Distribution Databases can be
read in or manually inputted and adjusted
through ASOPDA’s Database view
Also provided by SPEC Innovations/GMU
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Supporting Formatted Documents

35. Importing SOP and Supporting Documents
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36. Resulting Action Diagrams
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37. Monte Carlo Simulation to Identify SOP Problems
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38. Innoslate + Sopatra
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Innoslate provides an end-to-end
system lifecycle solution
 Database Management with bulk editing, advanced
query search, rollup, labels, customized reports, and
more.
 Schema Editors to allow customization and flexibility.
 Modeling – Full SysML, LML, DoDAF and more with
complete coverage of cost, schedule, performance,
and risk.
 Test Management with full reports, status updates,
results, and more.
Sopatra and Innoslate can work together
seamlessly. Bundle deals are available.
B E T T E R T O G E T H E R

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DEMONSTRATION

40. Questions and
Answers
Use the panel on the right to ask your questions
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41. Next Webinar
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Tuesday, October 19th 11:00 am ET
Go To Webinar
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42. MoreResources
SPEC Innovations offers training, books, videos, documentation, trials, and
more
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Training: specinnovations.com/training
Books: “Real MBSE” textbook and lab manual available on
Amazon
Videos: Visit the SPEC Innovations YouTube channel
LinkedIn: Innoslate and Systems Engineers User Group
Documentation: help.Innoslate.com
Trial: cloud.Innoslate.com

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