Systems Engineering Principles and Practice

Alexander Kossiakoff, Steven M. Biemer, Samuel J. Seymour, David A. Flanigan

John Wiley & Sons, Jul 8, 2020 - Technology & Engineering - 688 pages

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.

Contents

• STRUCTURE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS: 33
• THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: 61
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: 101
• CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT STAGE: 119
• REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS: 153
• FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: 183
• EVALUATION AND SELECTION: 209
• SYSTEMS ARCHITECTING: 235
• MODELBASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MBSE: 253
• DECISION ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT: 275
• RISK MANAGEMENT: 327
• ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT PHASE: 349
• SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: 393
• ENGINEERING DESIGN: 449
• SYSTEMS INTEGRATION: 485
• TEST AND EVALUATION: 499
• POSTDEVELOPMENT STAGE: 537
• OPERATION AND SUPPORT: 561
• SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: 583
• SYSTEMS DOMAINS: 597
• SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING: 611
• THE FUTURE OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: 627
• INDEX: 639
• WILEY SERIES IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 000: 648

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, 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Systems Engineering Principles and Practice; Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management
• Authors: Alexander Kossiakoff, Steven M. Biemer, Samuel J. Seymour, David A. Flanigan
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2020
• ISBN: 1119516668, 9781119516668
• Length: 688 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Operating Systems / General; Technology & Engineering / Electrical; Technology & Engineering / Electronics / General; Technology & Engineering / Project Management