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System Interface Engineering
Author(s) -
Scheithauer Dieter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2015.00095.x
Subject(s) - interface (matter) , computer science , interface control document , scope (computer science) , requirements engineering , process (computing) , systems engineering , information flow , information engineering , system of systems engineering , system of systems , terminology , information system , software engineering , user interface , systems design , engineering , user interface design , programming language , linguistics , philosophy , electrical engineering , bubble , software , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
The definition of the systems engineering value stream is based on modelling the information flow. Information flow models are beneficial for performing systems engineering management efficiently. The benefits of unidirectional information flow models may give the impression that systems engineering as its best is a deductive process with the stakeholder requirements leading to unique and unambiguous solutions. However, human communication and natural laws feature mutual dependencies that become evident in systems engineering especially when system interfaces and process interfaces are considered. This paper amends two previous papers on the systems engineering value stream by system interface engineering considerations. Starting with clarifying the scope of system interface engineering, the paper proposes a precise terminology and defines the additional system interface engineering activities integrated into the systems engineering value stream.