Systems Engineering Tools and Methods (PDF)

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Engineering - Computer Engineering, grade: 4.3.4, Kenyatta University, course: Information Technology, language: English, abstract: One of the major problems linked to design and development of any multifaceted system has always been the failure of planning along with definite identification of requirements, which cause performance lack and design failure. As a result, a well-organized approach to integrated design together with the advancement of novel systems is highly required, a system referred to as systems engineering (SE). Arguably, in systems engineering, all development facets are mainly mulled over at the primary phases, not to mention that the efforts obtained are used for incessant improvement. SE may be adequately defined as the effective application of scientific and engineering efforts with the aim of transforming a functioning necessity into a clear system organization via process of need analysis, synthesis, operational analysis and allotment, design optimization, evaluation and validation. Again, this system aims at integrating related technical constraints alongside ensuring the compatibility of all physical and functional, along with programming interfaces in a way that optimizes the total definition as well as design. Subtly, SE aims at integrating reliability, safety, reliability, maintainability, serviceability, schedule, disposability to meet cost, on top of technical performance objectives.