Overview

Systems engineering is a discipline that utilizes an inter-disciplinary problem-solving approach across the entire technical effort irrespective of whether the systems or the systems of systems are for military, industrial, commercial or civil applications. This course will provide an overview of both theory and practice of the systems engineering discipline along with systems engineering design approach. The aim of the course is also to equip students with capability to develop system solutions that optimally fulfill customer objectives with available resources. Focus will be on creating know-how on solving open-ended problems, utilizing creativity, problem formulation, generation of need statements, requirements analysis, alternative solutions generation and examination, concurrent engineering design, enforcing various realistic aspects such as safety, reliability, manufacturability, operations, aesthetics, ethics, and sustainability.INTENDED AUDIENCE :Students of all engineering disciplines, specifically, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, and Computer SciencePREREQUISITES : The student should have either completed an engineering degree or is enrolled in the program and have completed at least six semesters of the curriculumINDUSTRY SUPPORT : HAL, BHEL, BEL, L&T, Automotive companies, Aerospace and defense companies, DRDO, Boeing, Lockheed, Airbus, Brahmos, ISRO, VSSC, etc.

Syllabus

Week 1 :

Systems engineering – what is, origin, and examples
Systems engg as a profession
Power of systems engg and examples
Systems engg viewpoint, perspectives, domains
Systems engg fields, approaches, activities, and products

Week 2 :

Complex system structure-building blocks, hierarchy, interfaces
Complex system structure-environment, interactions, complexity
System development process – life cycle,evolutionary characteristics
Systems engg method
Systems testing throughout development

Week 3 :

Managing systems development, risks, work breakdown structure (WBS), systems engg management plan (SEMP)
Systems risk management, organizing for systems engg
Need analysis – originating, operations, functional, and feasibility
Need validation, systems ops requirement
System requirements development, performance requirements

Week 4 :

Implementing concept exploration, validating requirements
Concept definition – selection and validation, functional analysis and allocation
Systems architecture, system modeling languages, Model-Based Systems Engg (MBSE)
Decision making, modeling for decisions
Simulation, Trade-off analysis

Week 5 :

Engg development stage – program risk reduction, prototype development for risk mitigation
Development testing, risk reduction
Revision of functional analysis and design
Overview of probability data analysis
Hypothesis testing

Week 6 :