System Engineering 1/e

Systems EngineeringIn an age of shrinking development cycles it is harder than ever to bring the right product to market at the right time. Good product especially complex products is underpinned by good systems and systems engineering itself is recognised as the key tool to product development. This book covers the principles of systems design in an easy to read format.The authors have decades of practical industrial experience and the material is ideal for industrial project teams. For academic courses the book acts as a component for graduate and undergraduate engineering studies particularly those on systems engineering. It covers how to handle requirements architectural design integration and verification starting from the perspective of a simple linear lifecycle. The book then gradually introduces recent work on the complexity of real world systems with issues such as multi-level systems and iterative development. There is also coverage of the impact of systems engineering at the organsational level.Contents1. Introduction2. The user requirements process3. The System requirements process4. The architectural design process5. From integration to operations6. Project management and systems engineering7. Tailoring the simple life cycle8. More realistic development life cycles9. Management in multi-level projects10. Software and systems11. Prototyping12. Information modeling13. Projects and the enterprise14. Improving the systems engineering processes 15. SummaryAppendices