Modeling Engineering Systems
Modeling Engineering Systems

Author: Jack W. Lewis

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781878707086

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Modeling Engineering Systems goes right to the heart of engineering, teaching you how to: understand and use the three basic types of engineering building blocks recognize the analogies that can be drawn between the fundamental elements of electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems develop math models for first- and higher-order systems using four fundamental methods analyze the models you develop perform frequency analysis and plot frequency responses Educated at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and MIT, Jack W. Lewis is a registered professional engineer, his specialty is the design of automatic control and instrumental systems, especially as related to the marine industry. He is the author of numerous technical papers and articles, including national award-winning papers for the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). Lewis is a member of SNAME, ASNE, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). -understand and use the three basic types of engineering building blocks -recognize the analogies that can be drawn between the fundamental elements of electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems -develop math models for first- and higher-order systems using four fundamental methods

Dynamic Modeling and Control of Engineering Systems
Dynamic Modeling and Control of Engineering Systems

Author: Bohdan T. Kulakowski

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9781107650442

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This textbook is ideal for an undergraduate course in Engineering System Dynamics and Controls. It is intended to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of the process of creating mathematical (and computer-based) models of physical systems. The material is restricted to lumped parameter models, which are those models in which time is the only independent variable. It assumes a basic knowledge of engineering mechanics and ordinary differential equations. The new edition has expanded topical coverage and many more new examples and exercises.

Model Engineering for Simulation
Model Engineering for Simulation

Author: Lin Zhang

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-02-27

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0128135441

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Model Engineering for Simulation provides a systematic introduction to the implementation of generic, normalized and quantifiable modeling and simulation using DEVS formalism. It describes key technologies relating to model lifecycle management, including model description languages, complexity analysis, model management, service-oriented model composition, quantitative measurement of model credibility, and model validation and verification. The book clearly demonstrates how to construct computationally efficient, object-oriented simulations of DEVS models on parallel and distributed environments. - Guides systems and control engineers in the practical creation and delivery of simulation models using DEVS formalism - Provides practical methods to improve credibility of models and manage the model lifecycle - Helps readers gain an overall understanding of model lifecycle management and analysis - Supported by an online ancillary package that includes an instructors and student solutions manual

Practical Model-Based Systems Engineering
Practical Model-Based Systems Engineering

Author: Jose L. Fernandez

Publisher: Artech House

Published: 2019-07-31

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1630815810

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This comprehensive resource provides systems engineers and practitioners with the analytic, design and modeling tools of the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodology of Integrated Systems Engineering (ISE) and Pipelines of Processes in Object Oriented Architectures (PPOOA) methodology. This methodology integrates model based systems and software engineering approaches for the development of complex products, including aerospace, robotics and energy domains applications. Readers learn how to synthesize physical architectures using design heuristics and trade-off analysis. The book provides information about how to identify, classify and specify the system requirements of a new product or service. Using Systems Modeling Language (SysML) constructs, readers will be able to apply ISE & PPOOA methodology in the engineering activities of their own systems.

The Engineering Design of Systems
The Engineering Design of Systems

Author: Dennis M. Buede

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-02-04

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 111902806X

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New for the third edition, chapters on: Complete Exercise of the SE Process, System Science and Analytics and The Value of Systems Engineering The book takes a model-based approach to key systems engineering design activities and introduces methods and models used in the real world. This book is divided into three major parts: (1) Introduction, Overview and Basic Knowledge, (2) Design and Integration Topics, (3) Supplemental Topics. The first part provides an introduction to the issues associated with the engineering of a system. The second part covers the critical material required to understand the major elements needed in the engineering design of any system: requirements, architectures (functional, physical, and allocated), interfaces, and qualification. The final part reviews methods for data, process, and behavior modeling, decision analysis, system science and analytics, and the value of systems engineering. Chapter 1 has been rewritten to integrate the new chapters and updates were made throughout the original chapters. Provides an overview of modeling, modeling methods associated with SysML, and IDEF0 Includes a new Chapter 12 that provides a comprehensive review of the topics discussed in Chapters 6 through 11 via a simple system – an automated soda machine Features a new Chapter 15 that reviews General System Theory, systems science, natural systems, cybernetics, systems thinking, quantitative characterization of systems, system dynamics, constraint theory, and Fermi problems and guesstimation Includes a new Chapter 16 on the value of systems engineering with five primary value propositions: systems as a goal-seeking system, systems engineering as a communications interface, systems engineering to avert showstoppers, systems engineering to find and fix errors, and systems engineering as risk mitigation The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods, Third Edition is designed to be an introductory reference for professionals as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in systems engineering.

Engineering Modeling and Design
Engineering Modeling and Design

Author: William L. Chapman

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1992-09-16

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780849380112

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Engineering Modeling and Design is a comprehensive systems engineering text that focuses on systematic principles for designing systems. Concurrent engineering, which requires that from the very start of a project all players (e.g., engineering, maintenance, marketing, customers) are involved as all facets of the system life cycle are considered, is skillfully illustrated through the use of two major case studies. The text describes how a product design proceeds parallel to the process design, explains key duties of systems engineers throughout the product life cycle, and examines the process of system design in terms of life cycle requirements. Projects and problems are presented throughout the text. A homework solutions/instructor's manual is available from the publisher upon request. Engineering Modeling and Design is an excellent text for engineering design courses in industry and upper division courses on concurrent engineering or total quality management.

Modeling and Simulation-Based Systems Engineering Handbook
Modeling and Simulation-Based Systems Engineering Handbook

Author: Daniele Gianni

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 1466571454

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The capability modeling and simulation (M&S) supplies for managing systems complexity and investigating systems behaviors has made it a central activity in the development of new and existing systems. However, a handbook that provides established M&S practices has not been available. Until now. Modeling and Simulation-Based Systems Engineering Handbook details the M&S practices for supporting systems engineering in diverse domains. It discusses how you can identify systems engineering needs and adapt these practices to suit specific application domains, thus avoiding redefining practices from scratch. Although M&S practices are used and embedded within individual disciplines, they are often developed in isolation. However, they address recurring problems common to all disciplines. The editors of this book tackled the challenge by recruiting key representatives from several communities, harmonizing the different perspectives derived from individual backgrounds, and lining them up with the book’s vision. The result is a collection of M&S systems engineering examples that offer an initial means for cross-domain capitalization of the knowledge, methodologies, and technologies developed in several communities. These examples provide the pros and cons of the methods and techniques available, lessons learned, and pitfalls to avoid. As our society moves further in the information era, knowledge and M&S capabilities become key enablers for the engineering of complex systems and systems of systems. Therefore, knowledge and M&S methodologies and technologies become valuable output in an engineering activity, and their cross-domain capitalization is key to further advance the future practices in systems engineering. This book collates information across disciplines to provide you with the tools to more efficiently design and manage complex systems that achieve their goals.

Modelling and Simulation of Integrated Systems in Engineering
Modelling and Simulation of Integrated Systems in Engineering

Author: D J Murray-Smith

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-05-30

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0857096052

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This book places particular emphasis on issues of model quality and ideas of model testing and validation. Mathematical and computer-based models provide a foundation for explaining complex behaviour, decision-making, engineering design and for real-time simulators for research and training. Many engineering design techniques depend on suitable models, assessment of the adequacy of a given model for an intended application is therefore critically important. Generic model structures and dependable libraries of sub-models that can be applied repeatedly are increasingly important. Applications are drawn from the fields of mechanical, aeronautical and control engineering, and involve non-linear lumped-parameter models described by ordinary differential equations. - Focuses on issues of model quality and the suitability of a given model for a specific application - Multidisciplinary problems within engineering feature strongly in the applications - The development and testing of nonlinear dynamic models is given very strong emphasis

Systems Engineering Models
Systems Engineering Models

Author: Adedeji B. Badiru

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-03-19

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1351266500

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This book presents a comprehensive compilation of practical systems engineering models. The application and recognition of systems engineering is spreading rapidly, however there is no book that addresses the availability and usability of systems engineering models. Notable among the models to be included are the V-Model, DEJI Model, and Waterfall Model. There are other models developed for specific organizational needs, which will be identified and presented in a practical template so that other organizations can learn and use them. A better understanding of the models, through a comprehensive book, will make these models more visible, embraced, and applied across the spectrum. Visit www.DEJImodel.com for model details. Features Covers applications to both small and large problems Displays decomposition of complex problems into smaller manageable chunks Discusses direct considerations of the pertinent constraints that exist in the problem domain Presents systematic linking of inputs to goals and outputs

Modeling and Simulation in the Systems Engineering Life Cycle
Modeling and Simulation in the Systems Engineering Life Cycle

Author: Margaret L. Loper

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781447170358

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This easy to read text provides a broad introduction to the fundamental concepts of modeling and simulation (M&S) and systems engineering, highlighting how M&S is used across the entire systems engineering lifecycle. Features: reviews the full breadth of technologies, methodologies and uses of M&S, rather than just focusing on a specific aspect of the field; presents contributions from specialists in each topic covered; introduces the foundational elements and processes that serve as the groundwork for understanding M&S; explores common methods and methodologies used in M&S; discusses how best to design and execute experiments, covering the use of Monte Carlo techniques, surrogate modeling and distributed simulation; explores the use of M&S throughout the systems development lifecycle, describing a number of methods, techniques, and tools available to support systems engineering processes; provides a selection of case studies illustrating the use of M&S in systems engineering across a variety of domains.