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A CONCURRENT METHODOLOGY FOR THE SYSTEM ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
Author(s) -
Childers Susan Rose,
Long James E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1994.tb01709.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , systems engineering , engineering design process , requirements engineering , system of systems engineering , concurrent engineering , computer science , systems design , software engineering , process design , engineering , work in process , process integration , mechanical engineering , software , operations management , operating system , process engineering , programming language
The system engineering design process as detailed in MIL‐STD 499 does not adequately address the incorporation of design issues relevant to specialty engineering disciplines. This paper details a process by which the concerns of specialty engineers are addressed and incorporated into the system design in a consistent and efficient manner. The paper also introduces an incremental system engineering process (The Onion Model) which allows complete interim solutions at increasing levels of detail during the system specification process. Along with the three standard concurrent engineering focuses of requirements analysis, functional analysis, and architecture definition, the process includes concurrencies for specialty engineering. Each specialty engineer assesses the implications of the system engineering design process in relation to the specific specialty requirements and evaluates the implications of the system functional and physical architectures on the realization of an adequate specialty engineering solution. Once an integrated solution achieves the approval of the acquisition agency, it is refined to the next level of detail. When the system level design is sufficiently refined to generate the System/Segment Specification, the segment development process may begin.