The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management)

The Engineering Design of Systems, Second Edition compiles a wealth of information from diverse sources to provide a unique, one-stop reference to current methods for systems engineering. It takes a model-based approach to key systems engineering design activities and introduces methods and models used in the real world. Features new to this edition include:

• The addition of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) to several of the chapters, as well as the introduction of new terminology

• Additional material on partitioning functions and components

• More descriptive material on usage scenarios based on literature from use case development

• Updated homework assignments

• The software product CORE (from Vitech Corporation) is used to generate the traditional SE figures and the software product MagicDraw UML with SysML plugins (from No Magic, Inc.) is used for the SysML figures

This book is designed to be an introductory reference and textbook for professionals and students in systems engineering. It is also useful in related courses in engineering programs that emphasize design methods and models.

This book reflects where systems engineering is going. It is written for practicing systems engineers who deal with complex systems, and for students who have someone leading them through the subject. Persons who engineer complex systems will find this book valuable.


It is good for your SE soul   December 17, 2007
The Circumspect Shopper (Secaucus, NJ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Dont expect it to read like a novel ....will require many readings and thinking before the light bulb goes off ... but beware .. a lot of the concepts cannot be easily applied in an organization that is not open to structured thinking that takes time and effort ..


Provides a good basis for reviewing design methods   July 7, 2006
Anthony Genna (UCSD, California)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

This text provides an excellent reference text in the hands of a seasoned systems engineer. The generation of system functional flow diagrams and cost performance trade analysis is covered in detail. However, I found no correlation with set theory in chapter 4 with systems engineering design process. In my review of the text, I have found most components of the engineering process identified and covered in various amounts of detail. This text does not stand on it's own with respect to covering all aspects of the engineering design process. But then, neither do other texts I have reviewed.


Stay away from this so called book   December 3, 2002
6 out of 31 found this review helpful

The worst text book for system engineering you could ever buy.
Concepts are vague, the text could have been much simpler, and the concept much clearer. I bet that you can read the book many times over and still not know the basics of system engineering.
The only good chapters of this book are chapters 4, 5. You know why? Because they have nothing to do with systems engineering.