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.
Systems Engineering Principles and Practice continues to be a national standard textbook for the study of traditional systems engineering for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It addresses the need for an introductory overview, first-text for the development and acquisition of complex technical systems. The material is organized in a way that teaches the reader how to think like a systems engineer and carry out best practices in the field.
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 Approach to Concept Evaluation 230 8.9 Summary 231 Problems 233 References 234 Further Reading 234 9 Systems Architecting 235 9.1 Architecture Introduction 235 9.2 Types of Architecture 236 9.3 Architecture Frameworks 241 9.4 Architectural Views 244 9.5 Architecture Development 246 9.6 Architecture Traceability 247 9.7 Architecture Validation 248 9.8 Summary 249 Problems 251 Further Reading 251 10 Model‐Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) 253 10.1 MBSE Introduction 253 10.2 MBSE Languages 259 10.3 MBSE Tools 260 10.4 MBSE Used in the SE Life Cycle 262 10.5 Examples 263 10.6 Summary 267 Problems 272 References 273 Further Reading 273 11 Decision Analysis and Support 275 11.1 Decision Making 276 11.2 Modeling Throughout System Development 282 11.3 Modeling for Decisions 282 11.4 Simulation 287 11.5 Trade‐Off Analysis 296 11.6 Evaluation Methods 313 11.7 Summary 321 Problems 324 References 324 Further Reading 325 12 Risk Management 327 12.1 Risk Management in the SE Life Cycle 327 12.2 Risk Management 328 12.3 Risk Traceability/Allocation 337 12.4 Risk Analysis Techniques 338 12.5 Summary 345 Problems 346 Reference 346 Further Reading 347 Part III Engineering Development Phase 349 13 Advanced Development 351 13.1 Reducing Uncertainties 351 13.2 Requirements Analysis 356 13.3 Functional Analysis and Design 361 13.4 Prototype Development as a Risk Mitigation Technique 367 13.5 Development Testing 376 13.6 Risk Reduction 385 13.7 Summary 387 Problems 388 References 390 Further Reading 391 14 Software Systems Engineering 393 14.1 Components of Software 394 14.2 Coping with Complexity and Abstraction 394 14.3 Nature of Software Development 398 14.4 Software Development Life Cycle Models 403 14.5 Software Concept Development: Analysis and Design 412 14.6 Software Engineering Development: Coding and Unit Test 424 14.7 Software Integration and Test 432 14.8 Software Engineering Management 435 14.9 Summary 442 Problems 445 References 446 Further Reading 446 15 Engineering Design 449 15.1 Implementing the System Building Blocks 449 15.2 Requirements Analysis 454 15.3 Functional Analysis and Design 456 15.4 Component Design 460 15.5 Design Validation 473 15.6 Configuration Management 478 15.7 Summary 481 Problems 483 Further Reading 483 16 Systems Integration 485 16.1 Integrating the Total System 485 16.2 System Integration Hierarchy 488 16.3 Types of Integration 492 16.4 Integration Planning 494 16.5 Integration Facilities 494 16.6 Summary 496 Problems 497 References 498 Further Reading 498 17 Test and Evaluation 499 17.1 Testing and Evaluating the Total System 499 17.2 Developmental System Testing 509 17.3 Operational Test and Evaluation 515 17.4 Human Factors Testing 523 17.5 Test Planning and Preparation 524 17.6 Test Traceability 529 17.7 System of Systems Testing 529 17.8 Summary 530 Problems 533 References 534 Further Reading 534 Part IV Post‐Development Stage 537 18 Production 539 18.1 Systems Engineering in the Factory 539 18.2 Engineering for Production 541 18.3 Transition from Development to Production 545 18.4 Production Operations 549 18.5 Acquiring a Production Knowledge Base 554 18.6 Summary 557 Problems 559 References 560 Further Reading 560 19 Operation and Support 561 19.1 Installing, Maintaining, and Upgrading the System 561 19.2 Installation and Test 564 19.3 In‐Service Support 569 19.4 Major System Upgrades: Modernization 573 19.5 Operational Factors in System Development 577 19.6 Summary 580 Problems 581 Reference 582 Further Reading 582 20 System of Systems Engineering 583 20.1 System of Systems Engineering 583 20.2 Differences Between SOS and TSE 584 20.3 Types of SOS 587 20.4 Attributes of SOS 590 20.5 Challenges to System of Systems Engineering 591 20.6 Summary 593 Problems 595 References 595 Further Reading 596 Part V Systems Domains 597 21 Enterprise Systems Engineering 599 21.1 Enterprise Systems Engineering 599 21.2 Definitions of Enterprise Systems Engineering 600 21.3 Processes and Components of Enterprise Systems Engineering 603 21.4 Enterprise Systems Engineering Applications to Domains 605 21.5 Challenges to Enterprise Systems Engineering 606 21.6 Summary 607 Problems 607 References 608 Further Reading 609 22 Systems Security Engineering 611 22.1 Systems Security Engineering 611 22.2 Types of Security 613 22.3 Security Applications to Systems Engineering 616 22.4 Security Applications to Domains 619 22.5 Security Validation and Analysis 621 22.6 Summary 621 Problems 623 Further Reading 624 23 The Future of Systems Engineering 627 23.1 Introduction and Motivation 627 23.2 Areas to Apply the Systems Engineering Approach 630 23.3 Education for the Future Systems Engineer 632 23.4 Concluding Remarks 634 23.5 Summary 635 Problems 636 Further Reading 636 Index 639 Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management 000
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, PHD, (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, PHD, 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.
