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Systems Engineering Demystified, Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Jon Holt
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Book Image

Systems Engineering Demystified, Second Edition - Second Edition

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By: Jon Holt

Overview of this book

Systems engineering helps in developing and describing complex systems. Written by an internationally-recognized systems engineering expert, this updated edition provides insight into elements to consider when designing a complex system that is robust and successful. The latest edition covers the new approaches of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and its deployment techniques using the Trinity approach. You will learn about the system engineering life cycle and processes to implement. Effective systems can be built only when the system is designed with close attention to detail, meaning each aspect of the system is recognized and understood before the system is built. The book explains in great detail, different system models and visualization techniques, with a focus on SysML, to help you visualize a system in the design phase. You will also learn various verification and validation techniques to ensure your system design is ready to be implemented. The book ends with key management processes, systems engineering best practices, and guidelines, with a new section on effective approaches based on the author’s impressive 30 years of experience in the field. By the end of this systems engineering book, you'll be able to apply modern model-based systems engineering techniques to your own systems and projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part I: Introduction to Systems Engineering
4
Part II: Systems Engineering Concepts
8
Part III: Systems Engineering Techniques
14
Part IV: Next Steps
18
Other Books You May Enjoy
19
Index

Summary

In this chapter, the fundamental issues of Verification and Validation were discussed, both of which relate to testing activities. The key difference between the two is that Verification shows that we have built the System right whereas Validation shows that we have built the right System.

Verification and Validation are particularly interesting from an MBSE point of view as the structure, content, and behavior of the testing activities are defined using our standard MBSE techniques for Processes (see Chapter 5, Systems Engineering Processes) and Frameworks, however, we are able to reuse many of the Views that we have generated as a part of our MBSE activities.

This is a very important aspect of MBSE, as the more that we can reuse Views from any part of the Model, then the more time and effort we will save.

Finally, we looked at how the techniques used in this chapter comply with international best practice, in the form of ISO 15288, and we looked at the partial...