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Title Complex systems and systems of systems engineering / edited by Dominique Luzeaux, Jean-René Ruault, Jean-Luc Wippler
Published London : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 449 pages) : illustrations
Contents Engineering large-scale complex systems and emergency situation management. Engineering large-scale complex systems / Dominique Luzeaux -- Management of emergency situations: architecture and engineering of systems of systems / Jean-René Ruault -- Case study: Antarctica life support facility. Introduction to the Antarctica life support facility case study / Jean-Luc Wippler -- Finding the right problem / Philippe Thuillier, Jean-Luc Wippler -- Who can solve the problem? / Olivier Klotz, Jean-Luc Wippler -- Solving the problem / Charlotte Seidner, Jean-Luc Wippler -- Solving the problem completely, in a coherent and optimal manner / Jean-François Gajewski, Hélène Gaspard-Boulinc, Jean-Luc Wippler -- Anticipating integration, verification and validation / Daniel Prun, Jean-Luc Wippler -- Conclusion to the "Antarctica life support facility" case study / Jean-Luc Wippler -- Conclusion -- List of authors -- Index
Summary With the growing maturity of information and communication technologies, systems have been interconnected within growing networks, yielding new services through a combination of the system functionalities. This leads to an increasing complexity that has to be managed in order to take advantage of these system integrations. This book provides key answers as to how such systems of systems can be engineered and how their complexity can be mastered. After reviewing some definitions on systems of systems engineering, the book focuses on concrete applications and offers a survey of the activities and techniques that allow engineering of complex systems and systems of systems. Case studies, ranging from emergency situations such as Hurricane Katrina and its crisis management or a generic scenario of a major traffic accident and its emergency response, to the establishment of a scientific basis in the Antarctic region illustrate key factors of success and traps to avoid in order to cope with such situations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Systems engineering.
Systems engineering -- Case studies
Large scale systems.
systems engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Large scale systems.
Systems engineering.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Luzeaux, Dominique.
Ruault, Jean-Rene.
Wippler, Jean-Luc.
ISBN 9781118601570
1118601572
9781118601495
1118601491
9781118601488
1118601483
Other Titles Large scale complex systems and systems of systems engineering