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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
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19
Index

Defining the Framework

The Views that have been created so far represent the central part of the MBSE diagram that we discussed in detail in Chapter 2, Model-Based Systems Engineering. Each of the Views has been visualized using SysML, and they come together to represent the right-hand side of the MBSE diagram.

These Views combine to form the overall Model, but it is essential that these Views are all consistent; otherwise, they are not Views but pictures! This is where the left-hand side of the MBSE diagram comes into play, as it is important that the definition of all the Views is captured in the Framework. The Framework comprises the Ontology and a set of Viewpoints; therefore, it is now time to make sure that these Viewpoints are defined thoroughly and correctly, which is the aim of this section.

Defining the Viewpoints in the Framework

It was discussed in Chapter 2, Model-Based Systems Engineering, that it is necessary to ask a number of questions about each View...