Systems Architecture and Engineering Library

Introduction

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General References

• Applied Systems Analysis: Engineering Planning and Technology Management [Richard de Neufville, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1990]

• Project manager's handbook, NASA-TM-101941 (PDF) [NASA GSFC, 1972]

Systems Engineering Handbooks

• NASA Systems Engineering Handbook SP-610S (PDF) [1995] Standard systems engineering reference text, provides a great introduction to the field and important references

• System Engineering “Toolbox” for Design-Oriented Engineers, NASA RP-1358 (PDF) [1994] This document includes descriptions/algorithms of a plethora of systems engineering methods (such as FMEA) with application examples (in that sense it is a true "toolbox"). Many of these methods are also used in product development.

• INCOSE SE Handbook v2a (PDF) [2004] Systems engineering handbook of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), version 2a

• Department of Defense Systems Engineering Fundamentals (PDF) [Defense Acquisition University Press, January 2001]

MIT Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Resources

General Resources

• MIT ESD dissertations [2007] Website with an up-to-date listing of completed ESD dissertations

• ESD Working Paper Series [2007]

2004 Engineering Systems Symposium Proceedings

• ESD Engineering Systems Symposium [2004] Website with proceedings of the 2004 ESD symposium

• THE INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (PDF) [2004] Monograph of the MIT ESD Architecture Committee

• UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS PLANNING AND DESIGN (PDF) [2004] MIT ESD monograph prepared by Prof. Richard de Neufville

Relevant Classes

• ESD.34 Systems Architecture: covers the foundations of systems architecture from the analysis of existing system architectures to synthesis of new systems architectures. The class is taught by Edward F. Crawley, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Professor of Engineering Systems

• ESD.342 Advanced System Architecture [Spring 2006] OpenCourseWare site for the spring semester 2006 ESD.342 class

• ESD.33 Systems Engineering [Summer 2004] OpenCourseWare site for the summer semester 2004 ESD.33 class

• Engineering Systems Analysis for Design, ESD.71J Taught by Prof. Richard de Neufville; website is public and features the latest class materials

• ESD.77 Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization [Spring 2004] OpenCourseWare (OCW) website for the 2004 spring semester class; provides lecture notes, references, and other class materials

• ESD.36 System and Project Management [Fall 2003] OCW site for the fall semester 2003 ESD.36 class

System Modeling (Meta-)Languages

Object Process Network (OPN)

OPN is a domain-neutral, executable meta-language designed to represent, generate, and manipulate simulation models of arbitrary systems.

• Object Process Network (OPN) [2007] Wikipedia reference site for OPN

Object Process Methodology (OPM)

• Official OPM website [2007]

• OPM publications [2007]

Object Management Group (OMG) Language Specifications

• OMG homepage [2007]

OMG Unified Modeling Language (UML)

• UML resource page [2007] UML reference page of the Object Management Group (OMG)

OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML)

• SysML Open Source Specification Project [2007]

• SysML Specification v1.0 (PDF) [May 2006] Final adopted specification

Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)

• DoDAF Version 1.5 - Volume I: Definitions and Guidelines

• DoDAF Version 1.5 - Volume II: Product Descriptions

• DoDAF Version 1.5 - Volume III: Architecture Data Description