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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

Self-assessment tasks

  1. The concept of a concern was introduced as a Need that relates specifically to a Framework or Viewpoint definition. Revisit Figure 6.6 and add on the concept of concern.
  2. Consider a set of Stakeholders that is specific to your organization and capture these in a Context Definition View.
  3. Choose a single Need that relates to any project that you are familiar with and describe it using text by creating a Need Description View.
  4. Based on your answers to Questions 1 and 2, take your Need Description and consider it from three or four different Stakeholders’ points of View. For each, create a Need Context View.
  5. Choose any Use Case from the Need Context Views and define some validation Views. Try out performance-based Scenarios and Operational Scenarios. Now compare and contrast each Scenario.
  6. There is an inconsistency in Figure 6.31 as an Ontology relationship has been omitted from the diagram. Check each Ontology Element and...