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7.4.1 Methodology Selection for the Engineering of Defence Systems
Author(s) -
Vencel Les,
Cook Stephen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2005.tb00733.x
Subject(s) - computer science , typology , domain (mathematical analysis) , system of systems engineering , selection (genetic algorithm) , set (abstract data type) , system of systems , complex system , systems engineering , management science , artificial intelligence , software engineering , systems design , engineering , mathematics , programming language , mathematical analysis , archaeology , history
The nature of problems encountered in the system engineering domain has over the past thirty years grown in complexity. The integration of technology with human activity systems to produce complex capabilities has required a continual change in our definition and application of systems engineering. This paper examines the typology of problems associated with the development of modern complex systems and combines the ideas of system engineering and cognitive problem solving to propose a set of attributes that may be used to characterise system engineering problems. It is proposed that this set of attributes is sufficient to enable the selection of methods, tools and techniques necessary to solve the problem.