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Lecture Notes

SES # TOPICS FILES
1 Systems engineering overview (PDF - 1.1MB)
2 Stakeholder analysis

(PDF 1)

(PDF 2) (Courtesy of Wen Feng. Used with permission.)
3 Requirements definition (PDF)
4 System architecture and concept generation (PDF)
5 Tradespace exploration and concept selection

(PDF 1)

(PDF 2)
6 Design definition and multidisciplinary optimization (PDF) (Courtesy of Major Jeremy Agte. Used with permission.)
7 Human factors (PDF)
8 Systems integration and interface management (PDF)
9 Verification and validation (PDF)
10 System safety (PDF) (Courtesy of Prof. Nancy Leveson. Used with permission.)
11 Commissioning and operations (PDF)
12 Lifecycle management (PDF)