Systems Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications

Description

This translation brings a landmark systems engineering (SE) book to English-speaking audiences for the first time since its original publication in 1972. For decades the SE concept championed by this book has helped engineers solve a wide variety of issues by emphasizing a top-down approach. Moving from the general to the specific, this SE concept has situated itself as uniquely appealing to both highly trained experts and anybody managing a complex project. Until now, this SE concept has only been available to German speakers. By shedding the overtly technical approach adopted by many other SE methods, this book can be used as a problem-solving guide in a great variety of disciplines, engineering and otherwise. By segmenting the book into separate parts that build upon each other, the SE concept’s accessibility is reinforced. The basic principles of SE, problem solving, and systems design are helpfully introduced in the first three parts. Once the fundamentals are presented, specific case studies are covered in the fourth part to display potential applications. Then part five offers further suggestions on how to effectively practice SE principles; for example, it not only points out frequent stumbling blocks, but also the specific points at which they may appear. In the final part, a wealth of different methods and tools, such as optimization techniques, are given to help maximize the potential use of this SE concept. Engineers and engineering students from all disciplines will find this book extremely helpful in solving complex problems. Because of its practicable lessons in problem-solving, any professional facing a complex project will also find much to learn from this volume. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Systems Thinking (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 3-26 Process Models: Systems Engineering and Others (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 27-98 Front Matter ....Pages 99-99 Systems Design (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 101-135 Project Management (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 137-154 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Systems Architecting (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 157-168 Concept Development (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 169-272 Front Matter ....Pages 273-273 The Systems Engineering Basics in Our Systems Engineering Concept (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 275-279 Case Study 1: Private House Building: Additional Domicile (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 281-290 Case Study 2: Airport Planning (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 291-318 Case Study 3: Smart City and Science Tower, Graz (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 319-338 Front Matter ....Pages 339-339 Seven Basic Recommendations (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 341-343 Typical Weak Areas in Projects (Stumbling Blocks) (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 345-346 Activities Checklists (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 347-358 Characteristics of Successful Project Management (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 359-364 Front Matter ....Pages 365-365 Survey of Methods and Tools (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 367-370 Encyclopedia/Glossary (Reinhard Haberfellner, Olivier de Weck, Ernst Fricke, Siegfried Vössner)....Pages 371-416 Back Matter ....Pages 417-458