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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

This chapter has introduced the concept of Model-based Systems Engineering. It should always be remembered that MBSE is not a sub-branch of Systems Engineering, but it is Systems Engineering that is performed in a consistent and rigorous fashion.

In MBSE, all the knowledge information and data concerning the System is contained in a single source of truth that is the Model, which is an abstraction of the System. Whenever any Stakeholder needs to know anything concerning the System, the Model is interrogated.

Now that the subject of MBSE has been introduced, the next chapter of the book focuses on a specific application of MBSE, that of Systems and their associated interfaces, and how the concepts introduced in this chapter can be applied in more detail.