Systems Engineering: Analysis, Design, and Information Processing for Analysis and Design

Abstract This chapter concerns with the engineering of large‐scale systems, or systems engineering. It especially concerns with strategic‐level systems engineering, or systems management. The chapter first discusses the need for systems engineering and then provides some definitions of systems engineering. It presents a structure describing the systems engineering process. The result of this is a life‐cycle model for systems engineering processes. This is used to motivate discussion of the functional levels, or considerations, involved in systems engineering efforts: measurements, systems engineering methods and tools, systems methodology or processes, and systems management. A variety of methods are suitable to accomplish the various steps of systems engineering. Some of the methods described are issue formulation; issue analysis; information processing and interpretation. The chapter discusses several topics relevant to the design and evaluation of systems. To develop the design methodology, it discusses the purpose and objectives of systems engineering and systems design.