INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition

by INCOSE
Released July 2023
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119814290

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Book description

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK

A comprehensive reference on the discipline and practice of systems engineering

Systems engineering practitioners provide a wide range of vital functions, conceiving, developing, and supporting complex engineered systems with many interacting elements.

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Systems Engineering Handbook describes the state-of-the-good-practice of systems engineering. The result is a comprehensive guide to systems engineering activities across any number of possible projects. From automotive to defense to healthcare to infrastructure, systems engineering practitioners are at the heart of any project built on complex systems.

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook readers will find:

  • Elaboration on the key systems life cycle processes described in ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023;
  • Chapters covering key systems engineering concepts, system life cycle processes and methods, tailoring and application considerations, systems engineering in practice, and more; and
  • Appendices, including an N2 diagram of the systems engineering processes and a detailed topical index.

The INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook is a vital reference for systems engineering practitioners and engineers in other disciplines looking to perform or understand the discipline of systems engineering.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. INCOSE Notices
  5. History of Changes
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Systems Engineering Introduction
    1. 1.1 What Is Systems Engineering?
    2. 1.2 Why Is Systems Engineering Important?
    3. 1.3 Systems Concepts
      1. 1.3.1 System Boundary and the System of Interest (SoI)
      2. 1.3.2 Emergence
      3. 1.3.3 Interfacing Systems, Interoperating Systems, and Enabling Systems
      4. 1.3.4 System Innovation Ecosystem
      5. 1.3.5 The Hierarchy within a System
      6. 1.3.6 Systems States and Modes
      7. 1.3.7 Complexity
    4. 1.4 Systems Engineering Foundations
      1. 1.4.1 Uncertainty
      2. 1.4.2 Cognitive Bias
      3. 1.4.3 Systems Engineering Principles
      4. 1.4.4 Systems Engineering Heuristics
    5. 1.5 System Science and Systems Thinking
  10. 2 System Life Cycle Concepts, Models, and Processes
    1. 2.1 Life Cycle Terms and Concepts
      1. 2.1.1 Life Cycle Characteristics
      2. 2.1.2 Typical Life Cycle Stages
      3. 2.1.3 Decision Gates
      4. 2.1.4 Technical Reviews and Audits
    2. 2.2 Life Cycle Model Approaches
      1. 2.2.1 Sequential Methods
      2. 2.2.2 Incremental Methods
      3. 2.2.3 Evolutionary Methods
    3. 2.3 System Life Cycle Processes
      1. 2.3.1 Introduction to the System Life Cycle Processes
        1. 2.3.1.1 Format and Conventions
        2. 2.3.1.2 Concurrency, Iteration, and Recursion
      2. 2.3.2 Agreement Processes
        1. 2.3.2.1 Acquisition Process
        2. 2.3.2.2 Supply Process
      3. 2.3.3 Organizational Project-Enabling Processes
        1. 2.3.3.1 Life Cycle Model Management Process
        2. 2.3.3.2 Infrastructure Management Process
        3. 2.3.3.3 Portfolio Management Process
        4. 2.3.3.4 Human Resource Management Process
        5. 2.3.3.5 Quality Management Process
        6. 2.3.3.6 Knowledge Management Process
      4. 2.3.4 Technical Management Processes
        1. 2.3.4.1 Project Planning Process
        2. 2.3.4.2 Project Assessment and Control Process
        3. 2.3.4.3 Decision Management Process
        4. 2.3.4.4 Risk Management Process
        5. 2.3.4.5 Configuration Management Process
        6. 2.3.4.6 Information Management Process
        7. 2.3.4.7 Measurement Process
        8. 2.3.4.8 Quality Assurance Process
      5. 2.3.5 Technical Processes
        1. 2.3.5.1 Business or Mission Analysis Process
        2. 2.3.5.2 Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition Process
        3. 2.3.5.3 System Requirements Definition Process
        4. 2.3.5.4 System Architecture Definition Process
        5. 2.3.5.5 Design Definition Process
        6. 2.3.5.6 System Analysis Process
        7. 2.3.5.7 Implementation Process
        8. 2.3.5.8 Integration Process
        9. 2.3.5.9 Verification Process
        10. 2.3.5.10 Transition Process
        11. 2.3.5.11 Validation Process
        12. 2.3.5.12 Operation Process
        13. 2.3.5.13 Maintenance Process
        14. 2.3.5.14 Disposal Process
  11. 3 Life Cycle Analyses and Methods
    1. 3.1 Quality Characteristics and Approaches
      1. 3.1.1 Introduction to Quality Characteristics
      2. 3.1.2 Affordability Analysis
      3. 3.1.3 Agility Engineering
      4. 3.1.4 Human Systems Integration
      5. 3.1.5 Interoperability Analysis
      6. 3.1.6 Logistics Engineering
      7. 3.1.7 Manufacturability/Producibility Analysis
      8. 3.1.8 Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Engineering
      9. 3.1.9 Resilience Engineering
      10. 3.1.10 Sustainability Engineering
      11. 3.1.11 System Safety Engineering
      12. 3.1.12 System Security Engineering
      13. 3.1.13 Loss-Driven Systems Engineering
    2. 3.2 Systems Engineering Analyses and Methods
      1. 3.2.1 Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation
      2. 3.2.2 Prototyping
      3. 3.2.3 Traceability
      4. 3.2.4 Interface Management
      5. 3.2.5 Architecture Frameworks
      6. 3.2.6 Patterns
      7. 3.2.7 Design Thinking
      8. 3.2.8 Biomimicry
  12. 4 Tailoring and Application Considerations
    1. 4.1 Tailoring Considerations
    2. 4.2 SE Methodology/Approach Considerations
      1. 4.2.1 Model-Based SE
      2. 4.2.2 Agile Systems Engineering
      3. 4.2.3 Lean Systems Engineering
      4. 4.2.4 Product Line Engineering (PLE)
    3. 4.3 System Types Considerations
      1. 4.3.1 Greenfield/Clean Sheet Systems
      2. 4.3.2 Brownfield/Legacy Systems
      3. 4.3.3 Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS)-Based Systems
      4. 4.3.4 Software-Intensive Systems
      5. 4.3.5 Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
      6. 4.3.6 Systems of Systems (SoS)
      7. 4.3.7 Internet of Things (IoT)/Big Data-Driven Systems
      8. 4.3.8 Service Systems
      9. 4.3.9 Enterprise Systems
    4. 4.4 Application of Systems Engineering for Specific Product Sector or Domain Application
      1. 4.4.1 Automotive Systems
      2. 4.4.2 Biomedical and Healthcare Systems
      3. 4.4.3 Commercial Aerospace Systems
      4. 4.4.4 Defense Systems
      5. 4.4.5 Infrastructure Systems
      6. 4.4.6 Oil and Gas Systems
      7. 4.4.7 Power & Energy Systems
      8. 4.4.8 Space Systems
      9. 4.4.9 Telecommunication Systems
      10. 4.4.10 Transportation Systems
  13. 5 Systems Engineering in Practice
    1. 5.1 Systems Engineering Competencies
      1. 5.1.1 Difference between Hard and Soft Skills
      2. 5.1.2 System Engineering Professional Competencies
      3. 5.1.3 Technical Leadership
      4. 5.1.4 Ethics
    2. 5.2 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    3. 5.3 Systems Engineering Relationships to Other Disciplines
      1. 5.3.1 SE and Software Engineering (SWE)
      2. 5.3.2 SE and Hardware Engineering (HWE)
      3. 5.3.3 SE and Project Management (PM)
      4. 5.3.4 SE and Industrial Engineering (IE)
      5. 5.3.5 SE and Operations Research (OR)
    4. 5.4 Digital Engineering
    5. 5.5 Systems Engineering Transformation
    6. 5.6 Future of SE
  14. 6 Case Studies
    1. 6.1 Case 1: Radiation Therapy—the Therac-25
    2. 6.2 Case 2: Joining Two Countries—the Øresund Bridge
    3. 6.3 Case 3: Cybersecurity Considerations in Systems Engineering—the Stuxnet Attack on a Cyber-Physical System
    4. 6.4 Case 4: Design for Maintainability—Incubators
    5. 6.5 Case 5: Artificial Intelligence in Systems Engineering—Autonomous Vehicles
    6. 6.6 Other Case Studies
  15. Appendix A: References
  16. Appendix B: Acronyms
  17. Appendix C: Terms and Definitions
  18. Appendix D: N2 Diagram of Systems Engineering Processes
  19. Appendix E: Input/Output Descriptions
  20. Appendix F: Acknowledgments
  21. Appendix G: Comment Form
  22. Index
  23. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition
  • Author(s): INCOSE
  • Release date: July 2023
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119814290