The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods

New for the third edition, chapters on: Complete Exercise of the SE Process, System Science and Analytics and The Value of Systems Engineering

The book takes a model–based approach to key systems engineering design activities and introduces methods and models used in the real world. This book is divided into three major parts: (1) Introduction, Overview and Basic Knowledge, (2) Design and Integration Topics, (3) Supplemental Topics. The first part provides an introduction to the issues associated with the engineering of a system. The second part covers the critical material required to understand the major elements needed in the engineering design of any system: requirements, architectures (functional, physical, and allocated), interfaces, and qualification. The final part reviews methods for data, process, and behavior modeling, decision analysis, system science and analytics, and the value of systems engineering. Chapter 1 has been rewritten to integrate the new chapters and updates were made throughout the original chapters.

Provides an overview of modeling, modeling methods associated with SysML, and IDEF0 Includes a new Chapter 12 that provides a comprehensive review of the topics discussed in Chapters 6 through 11 via a simple system an automated soda machine Features a new Chapter 15 that reviews General System Theory, systems science, natural systems, cybernetics, systems thinking, quantitative characterization of systems, system dynamics, constraint theory, and Fermi problems and guesstimation Includes a new Chapter 16 on the value of systems engineering with five primary value propositions: systems as a goal–seeking system, systems engineering as a communications interface, systems engineering to avert showstoppers, systems engineering to find and fix errors, and systems engineering as risk mitigation

The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods, Third Edition is designed to be an introductory reference for professionals as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in systems engineering.

Dennis M. Buede, PhD, has thirty–nine years′ experience in both the theoretical development and engineering application of systems engineering and decision–support technologies. Dr. Buede has applied systems engineering methods throughout the federal government. He has been a Professor at George Mason University and Stevens Institute of Technology, and is currently President of Innovative Decisions, Inc. He is a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

William D. Miller is an Executive Principal Analyst at Innovative Decisions, Inc. and Adjunct Professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Mr. Miller has forty–two years′ experience as an engineer, manager, consultant, and educator in the conceptualization and engineering application of communications technologies, products and services in commercial and government sectors. He is a 48–year member of the IEEE, the former Technical Director of INCOSE and the current Editor–in–Chief of INSIGHT.

Preface

Part 1 Introduction, Overview, and Basic Knowledge

Chapter 1 Introduction to Systems Engineering

Chapter 2 Overview of the Systems Engineering Design Process

Chapter 3 Modeling and Process Modeling

Chapter 4 Discrete Mathematics: Sets, Relations, and Functions

Chapter 5 Graphs and Directed Graphs (Digraphs)

Part 2 Design and Integration Topics

Chapter 6 Requirements and Defining the Design Problem

Chapter 7 Functional Architecture Development

Chapter 8 Physical Architecture Development

Chapter 9 Allocated Architecture Development

Chapter 10 Interface Design

Chapter 11 Integration and Qualification

Chapter 12 A Complete Exercise of the SE Process

Part 3 Supplemental Topics

Chapter 13 Graphical Modeling Techniques

Chapter 14 Decision Analysis for Design Trades

Chapter 15 System Science and Analytics

Chapter 16 The Value of Systems Engineering

Appendix A: Outline of Systems Engineering Documents

Appendix B: IDEFO Model of the Engineering of a System

Glossary

References

Historical References

Index