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Systems Engineering Demystified

By : Jon Holt
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Systems Engineering Demystified

By: Jon Holt

Overview of this book

Systems engineering helps us to understand, specify, and develop complex systems, and is applied across a wide set of disciplines. As systems and their associated problems become increasingly complex in this evermore connected world, the need for more rigorous, demonstrable, and repeatable techniques also increases. Written by Professor Jon Holt – an internationally recognized systems engineering expert – this book provides a blend of technical and business aspects you need to understand in order to develop successful systems. You'll start with systems engineering basics and understand the complexity, communication, and different stakeholders' views of the system. The book then covers essential aspects of model-based systems engineering, systems, life cycles, and processes, along with techniques to develop systems. Moving on, you'll explore system models and visualization techniques, focusing on the SysML, and discover how solutions can be defined by developing effective system design, verification, and validation techniques. The book concludes by taking you through key management processes and systems engineering best practices and guidelines. By the end of this systems engineering book, you'll be able to confidently apply modern model-based systems engineering techniques to your own systems and projects.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Systems Engineering
4
Section 2: Systems Engineering Concepts
8
Section 3: Systems Engineering Techniques
14
Section 4: Next steps

Organizations

This section identifies just a few of the organizations that provide information or resources associated with systems engineering.

INCOSE is the premier global systems engineering organization. INCOSE is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to "develop and disseminate the transdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems." At the time of writing, INCOSE has over 18,000 members worldwide across three main sectors, which are the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and Asia and Oceania. Each sector comprises a number of chapters and there are a total of 74 chapters spread across 35 countries.

Chapters are typically set up based on geography and are responsible for "organizing a multitude of professional and social programs; attracting new members from industry, government and academia; supporting technical activities striving to advance the state and art of systems engineering; and, showcasing...