Overview
Systems engineering is the design of a complex interconnection of many elements to maximize performance. As such, the science relates to all fields of engineering. While systems engineering has always played an important role in industrial and military applications, advances in communications and computer technology have made this discipline especially relevant. This book introduces design methods and models used by systems engineers in the real world. It offer a comprehensive, integrated treatment that includes modeling, underlying design principles, and the process of optimization for peak performance."...an integrated treatment of methods and models for systems engineering...covers bounding the system, data modeling, process modeling, behavior modeling, concept evaluation, and trade-off analysis...with case studies."
Synopsis
The ideal introduction to the engineering design of systems—now in a new edition
The Engineering Design of Systems, Second Edition compiles a wealth of information from diverse sources to provide a unique, one-stop reference to current methods for systems engineering. It takes a model-based approach to key systems engineering design activities and introduces methods and models used in the real world. Features new to this edition include:
- The addition of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) to several of the chapters, as well as the introduction of new terminology
- Additional material on partitioning functions and components
- More descriptive material on usage scenarios based on literature from use case development
- Updated homework assignments
- The software product CORE (from Vitech Corporation) is used to generate the traditional SE figures and the software product MagicDraw UML with SysML plugins (from No Magic, Inc.) is used for the SysML figures
This book is designed to be an introductory reference and textbook for professionals and students in systems engineering. It is also useful in related courses in engineering programs that emphasize design methods and models.