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A comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide to systems engineering
Systems Engineering: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition is the leading interdisciplinary reference for systems engineers. The up-to-date third edition provides readers with discussions of model-based systems engineering, requirements analysis, engineering design, and software design. Freshly updated governmental and commercial standards, architectures, and processes are covered in-depth. The book includes newly updated topics on:
* Risk
* Prototyping
* Modeling and simulation
* Software/computer systems engineering
Examples and exercises appear throughout the text, allowing the reader to gauge their level of retention and learning. Systems Engineering: Principles and Practice was and remains the standard textbook used worldwide for the study of traditional systems engineering. The material is organized in a manner that allows for quick absorption of industry best practices and methods.
Throughout the book, best practices and relevant alternatives are discussed and compared, encouraging the reader to think through various methods like a practicing systems engineer.
List of contents
List of Illustrations xv
List of Tables xix
Preface to the Third Edition xxi
Preface to the Second Edition xxv
Preface to the First Edition xxix
Part I Foundations of Systems Engineering 1
1 Systems Engineering and the World of Modern Systems 3
1.1 What is Systems Engineering? 3
1.2 The Systems Engineering Landscape 5
1.3 Systems Engineering Viewpoint 9
1.4 Perspectives of Systems Engineering 12
1.5 Examples of Systems Requiring Systems Engineering 16
1.6 Systems Engineering Activities and Products 20
1.7 Systems Engineering as a Profession 20
1.8 Systems Engineer Career Development Model 24
1.9 Summary 27
Problems 29
References 30
Further Reading 30
2 Structure of Complex Systems 33
2.1 System Elements and Interfaces 33
2.2 Hierarchy of Complex Systems 34
2.3 System Building Blocks 38
2.4 The System Environment 43
2.5 Interfaces and Interactions 51
2.6 Complexity in Modern Systems 54
2.7 Summary 57
Problems 58
Reference 59
Further Reading 60
3 The System Development Process 61
3.1 Systems Engineering Through the System Life Cycle 61
3.2 System Life Cycle 62
3.3 Evolutionary Characteristics of the Development Process 74
3.4 The Systems Engineering Method 81
3.5 Testing Throughout System Development 94
3.6 Summary 96
Problems 98
Reference 99
Further Reading 99
4 Systems Engineering Management 101
4.1 Managing System Development 101
4.2 Work Breakdown Structure 103
4.3 Systems Engineering Management Plan 108
4.4 Organization of Systems Engineering 111
4.5 Summary 115
Problems 116
Further Reading 116
Part II Concept Development Stage 119
5 Needs Analysis 121
5.1 Originating a New System 121
5.2 Systems Thinking 130
5.3 Operations Analysis 132
5.4 Feasibility Definition 143
5.5 Needs Validation 145
5.6 Summary 149
Problems 150
References 151
Further Reading 151
6 Requirements Analysis 153
6.1 Developing the System Requirements 153
6.2 Requirements Development and Sources 157
6.3 Requirements Features and Attributes 160
6.4 Requirements Development Process 163
6.5 Requirements Hierarchy 167
6.6 Requirements Metrics 175
6.7 Requirements Verification and Validation 177
6.8 Requirements Development: TSE vs. Agile 179
6.9 Summary 179
Problems 181
Further Reading 181
7 Functional Analysis 183
7.1 Selecting the System Concept 183
7.2 Functional Analysis and Formulation 188
7.3 Functional Allocation 194
7.4 Functional Analysis Products 197
7.5 Traceability to Requirements 202
7.6 Concept Development Space 204
7.7 Summary 206
Problems 207
Further Reading 208
8 Evaluation and Selection 209
8.1 Evaluating and Selecting the System Concept 209
8.2 Alternatives Analysis 210
8.3 Operations Research Techniques 214
8.4 Economics and Affordability 218
8.5 Events and Decisions for Consideration 222
8.6 Alternative Concept Development and Concept Selection 224
8.7 Concept Validation 229
8.8 Traditional vs. Agile SE
About the author
ALEXANDER KOSSIAKOFF (deceased) was a former Director and Chief Scientist of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Program Chair of the MS program in Systems Engineering and Technical Management at Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
SAMUEL J. SEYMOUR, P
HD, (retired) former Systems Engineering Program Vice Chair, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. He served as Systems Engineering Vice Chair under Professor Kossiakoff for over 15 years and was the lead author of the Second Edition.
DAVID A. FLANIGAN, P
HD, is the Systems Engineering Program Vice Chair at Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
STEVEN M. BIEMER is a Professor at Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering where he teaches Systems Engineering courses. Professor Biemer assisted Professor Kossiakoff in developing the first edition of this book.
