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The Architectural Metaphor as a Foundation for Systems Engineering
Author(s) -
Hilliard Richard F.,
Rice Timothy B.,
Schwarm Stephen C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1996.tb02053.x
Subject(s) - metaphor , foundation (evidence) , field (mathematics) , architecture , relevance (law) , key (lock) , work (physics) , engineering ethics , computer science , systems engineering , engineering , software engineering , history , mechanical engineering , philosophy , political science , computer security , archaeology , pure mathematics , law , linguistics , mathematics
Over the history of systems engineering, there have been numerous attempts to establish the foundations of that field on other disciplines. In this paper, we explore a new approach, founding systems engineering on an architectural metaphor . This approach is based upon our work of the past five years to establish a discipline of systems architecture. We outline the key principles of our approach and discuss their relevance to the broader field of systems engineering.