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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMON GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS USED IN SYSTEM ENGINEERING

James E. Long

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ABSTRACT Most system engineers today use graphical representations of a system to communicate its functional and data requirements. The most commonly used representations are the Function Flow Block Diagram (FFBD), Data Flow Diagram (DFD), N2 Chart, IDEF0 Diagram, and Behavior Diagram (BD). This paper discusses the characteristics of each and shows how they are related.

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Key concepts: Block diagram, IDEF0, Data flow diagram, Diagram, System context diagram, Computer science, Flow chart, Chart