Table of Contents

Introduction

  • 1. Systems, Engineering, and Systems Engineering
  • 2. The Evolving State of SE Practice-Challenges and Opportunities

Part 1 System Engineering and Analysis Concepts

Part 1 provides the foundation for understanding how systems, products, and services are organized, structured, characterized, and modeled. Chapters include:

  • 3. System Attributes, Properties, and Characteristics
  • 4. User Enterprise Roles, Missions, and System Applications
  • 5. User Needs, Mission Analysis, Use Cases, and Scenarios
  • 6. System Concepts Formulation and Development
  • 7. System Command and Control (C2) - Phases, Modes, and States of Operation
  • 8. System Levels of Abstraction, Semantics, and Elements
  • 9. Architectural Frameworks of the SOI and Its Operating Environment
  • 10. Modeling Mission System and Enabling System Operations
  • 11. Analytical Problem-Solving and Solution Development Synthesis

Part 2 Systems Engineering and Development Practices

Part 2 builds on the foundation presented in Part 1 and addresses key strategies, practices, and principles for designing and developing systems, products, and services. Chapters include:

  • 12. Introduction to System Development Strategies
  • 13. System Verification and Validation (V&V) Strategy
  • 14. The Wasson Systems Engineering Process
  • 15. System Development Process Models
  • 16. System Configuration Identification and Component Selection Strategy
  • 17. System Documentation Strategy
  • 18. Technical Reviews Strategy

System Specification Practices

  • 19. System Specification Concepts
  • 20. Specification Development Approaches
  • 21. Requirements Derivation, Allocation, Flow Down, and Traceability
  • 22. Requirements Statement Development
  • 23. Specification Analysis

System Development Practices

  • 24. User-Centered System Design (UCSD)
  • 25. Engineering Standards of Units, Coordinate Systems, and Conventions
  • 26. System and Entity Architecture Development
  • 27. System Interface Definition, Analysis, Design, and Control
  • 28. System Integration, Test, and Evaluation (SITE)
  • 29. System Deployment, OM&S, Retirement, and Disposal

PART 3 ANALYTICAL DECISION SUPPORT PRACTICES

Part 3 provides analytical practices that support Parts 1 concepts and Part 2 development practices. Chapters include:

  • 30. Introduction to Analytical Decision Support
  • 31. System Performance Analysis, Budgets, and Safety Margins
  • 32. Trade Study Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
  • 33. System Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
  • 34. System Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RMA)

Epilog


Appendices

Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix B INCOSE Handbook Traceability
Appendix C System Modeling Language (SysML™) Constructs

Index