Systems Approach to Engineering Design

Written by an Australian professor, this graduate textbook lays out the systems engineering approach to the product design process, and offers guidelines for staff and software selection, requirements development, decision making, design optimization, reliability assessment, legal issues, and model prototyping. B&w photographs are provided, but no exercises. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Peter H. Sydenham is a Professor of Systems Engineering and Evaluation at the University of South Australia and a Director of Global Systems Engineering Consulting Pty Ltd. A former visiting Research Fellow at the University College London, he co-founded the Australian Centre for Test and Evaluation. He holds a Ph.D. in instrument systems for large-scale manufacturing systems and a D.Sc. in measuring systems both from the University of Warwick, U.K.