| Description |
1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Systems Theory -- System -- Types of Systems -- Natural systems -- The solar system -- The human body -- Trees -- Humanity -- Organizational -- Physical Systems -- Aircraft -- Abstract Systems -- Plans -- Laws -- Symphonies -- Government -- Abstracted System -- Complex Systems -- Complicated Systems -- Systems of Systems -- References -- Chapter 2: Systems Science -- Emergence -- Salt -- Types of Emergence -- Taxonomies -- New Taxonomy -- Examples of Emergence -- Holism -- Hierarchy |
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Documented Hierarchies -- Boundaries -- References -- Chapter 3: The Systems Approach -- References -- Chapter 4: Systems Engineering -- The Systems Engineering Vee Model -- Functional Analysis -- Requirements and Needs -- Constraints and Specialty Requirements -- Interfaces -- Verification and Validation -- Validation of the System -- Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) -- System Resilience -- System Resilience Techniques -- The System Resilience Process -- Resilience Requirements -- Affordable Resilience -- Discipline relationships -- Human Considerations -- Metrics |
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Resilience Heuristics -- Risk Analysis and Management -- Design Reviews -- The System Life Cycle -- Trade Studies -- Synthesis -- Decision Management -- Certification and Safety -- Systems Engineering Heuristics -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 5: Architecting through Functions -- Determining the Architecture -- The Heuristics Method -- The Functional Analysis Method -- Alternative Aircraft Architectures -- Blended Wing-body (BWB) Architecture -- Overall Pros and Cons -- Three-surface Aircraft -- Military Cargo Aircraft -- References -- Chapter 6: Architecting through Heuristics |
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The Heuristics Method -- Pros and Cons of Heuristic Evaluation -- Pros of Heuristic Evaluation -- Cons of Heuristic Evaluation -- Level of Abstraction Heuristic -- Resilience Heuristics -- References -- Chapter 7: Cybernetics -- An Organismic Entity -- A Mechanistic Entity -- Mechanistic Control -- Organismic Control -- Self-Determination Theory (SDT) -- Chatelier's Principle -- Feedback Loops -- Management Cybernetics -- Management Cybernetics in organization -- Circular system -- References -- Chapter 8: System Discipline Interactions -- Hierarchy -- Holism -- Boundaries -- Parts -- System |
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Function -- Subsystems -- Holon -- Emergence -- Artifacts -- Abstractions -- Complexity -- Interactivity -- Behavior -- Dynamics -- Systems of systems -- Complicated -- Human-made -- Natural Systems -- Cybernetics -- References -- Chapter 9: Systems Thinking -- Introduction -- The Five Paths of Systems Thinking -- The Meadows View of Systems Thinking -- References -- Chapter 10: Final Thoughts -- The Value of Systems Thinking -- The Future of Systems -- References -- Case Studies -- Case A -- Case B -- Case C -- Case D -- References -- Additional Characteristics of Systems -- Index |
| Summary |
This book describes the characteristics of the five different disciplines of systems which are Systems Theory, Systems Science, Thinking in Systems, Systems Architecting, and Systems Engineering. The book discusses how they all relate to each other and form a synergistic set of disciplines |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moraes, Ricardo Moraes
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| ISBN |
9781003824435 |
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1003824439 |
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