Title :
A comprehensive basis for systems engineering theory
Author :
Triantis, Konstantinos P. ; Collopy, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Falls Church, VA, USA
fDate :
March 31 2014-April 3 2014
Abstract :
Given the recent systems engineering failures, we suggest that an alternative way of thinking and communicating about systems engineering is essential. We provide the language, a bit of ontology, and some key concepts that will hopefully allow us to discuss the most basic issues of systems engineering in a clear, coherent, and effective way. The main premise of our exposition is that at the core of systems engineering is the concept of organization, which we use in two ways: (1) characterizing the structure within an artifact, and (2) referring to a cultural institution within which people work together in a structured manner.
Keywords :
cultural aspects; ontologies (artificial intelligence); organisational aspects; production engineering computing; systems engineering; cultural institution; ontology; organization concept; structure characterization; systems engineering failures; systems engineering theory; Aircraft; Aircraft propulsion; Design engineering; Ontologies; Organizations; Standards organizations; Systems engineering and theory; design teams; ontology; organization; systems engineering; systems engineering theory;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference (SysCon), 2014 8th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2087-7
DOI :
10.1109/SysCon.2014.6819242
