Engineering Complex Systems with Models and Objects

Details a six-step methodology for analyzing, specifying, designing, and building large and small complex systems, using both object modeling and behavioral modeling techniques. A case study and examples illustrate techniques that can be adapted to model products, services, businesses, processes, and plans, with guidelines for improving training, selecting and developing tools for automation, and customizing the system engineering process to commercial and aerospace projects. Includes chapter questions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Discover how to design and produce high-quality systems at lower cost and in a shorter time span! As systems grow larger and more complex, systems engineering plays an increasingly important role in their success. Merging the best current practices of systems engineering with the latest computer-based modeling techniques, this guide provides a complete and cohesive methodology for analyzing, specifying, designing, and building large or small complex systems. Top experts in the field spell out a six-step engineering process for creating a meta-model that assures consistent apture and verification of design information within your company's operating environment. You'll become familiar with both object modeling and behavioral modeling technqiues necessary for systems modeling, then learn how to apply the six-step process repeatedly throughout the design of complex systems. The authors clarify all abstractions involved in structure representation. Use of a case study and numerous examples make the modeling techniques easy to understand and implement, and use of popular and easy-to-understand graphic notations further simplifies your efforts. Everything you need to design and produce high-quality systems at lower cost and in a shorter time span are in this book.