System Architecture: Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems, First Edition

The system problem statement is applied to the Hybrid Car example as follows: To change, inexpensively and environmentally, the location from A to B of people and possessions, other attributes of the operand. By driving, fuel efficiency and good handling, the location of the driver, passenger and light cargo, other attributes. Using car, hybrid gas, electric. Intent is shown in a diagram as a flow from inexpensively, environmentally to an oval containing the label changing. Changing flows to location with a double-pointed arrow. Location flows to people and cargo. The function flow begins with fuel efficiency, good handling, and flows to an oval containing driving, which also flows to changing in the Intent section of the diagram. In the function ...