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Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest
| Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest |
| Autore | De Weck Olivier L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RoosDaniel
MageeChristopher L |
| Collana | Engineering systems |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering systems
Systems engineering Engineering design - Psychological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENGINEERING/General
ENGINEERING/Systems Science & Engineering |
| ISBN |
1-280-49933-8
9786613594563 0-262-29851-1 1-61344-589-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Why This Book?; How Our Book Is Organized; Our MIT Connection; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. From Inventions to Systems; The Genius of Invention; Inventions Begin to Be Connected; Networks and Infrastructures; Unintended Consequences; Growing Systems Interactions; From Engineering to Engineering Systems; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 2. What Is an Engineering System?; The Changing Role of the Engineer; A Definition; What Else Distinguishes an Engineering System?; Functional Types; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading
Chapter 3. (Re)Thinking about SystemsThe (Re)Visioning Perspective; Scale and Scope; Function; Structure (or Architecture); Temporality; Complex Causality; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 4. Life-Cycle Properties of Engineering Systems: The Ilities; The Importance of Not Simply " Working "; Quality; Safety; Usability/Operability; Maintainability/Reliability; An Expanding View; How the Ilities Are Related; Flexibility; Resilience; Interoperability; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 5. Modeling and Analyzing Engineering Systems; Defining the Scale and Scope of Systems Describing and Delivering FunctionalityAnalyzing the Structure of Systems; Quantifying Temporality of System Behavior; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 6. Partially Designed, Partially Evolved; Influence of Designed Artifact Scale on Engineering Design; A Large-Scale, Sociotechnical Example: The Toyota Production System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Electrical Grid; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Boston Transport System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Internet; Characteristics and Future of Large-Scale Sociotechnical Design Suggestions for Supplemental ReadingChapter 7. Engineering Systems Research and Education; A Brief History of Engineering Education; Engineering Education ' s New Phase; The Growing Impact of Engineering Systems in Academic Institutions; Much of Traditional Engineering Education Has Changed Focus; An Identity Problem Revealed; Challenges in Academia from Other Integrative Disciplines; The Future Engineering Systems Curriculum; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 8. What the Future Holds; Grand Challenges; Enablers of Success; Scenarios for the Future Where Are Engineering Systems and the (Re)Visioning Perspective Headed?What Does the Future Hold for Engineering Systems as a Discipline?; A Global System of Systems?; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Appendix: Engineering Systems Terms and Definitions; 1. Complexity in Engineering Systems; 2. Basic Terms Related to Engineering Systems; 3. Ilities and Related System Issues; 4. Design/Manufacturing Concepts and Approaches; 5. Risk/Uncertainty/Safety in Design/Manufacturing and Operation; 6. Management and Related Social Science Issues; 7. General Concepts and Approaches Related to Systems 8. System Theories |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788431503321 |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest
| Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest |
| Autore | De Weck Olivier L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RoosDaniel
MageeChristopher L |
| Collana | Engineering systems |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering systems
Systems engineering Engineering design - Psychological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENGINEERING/General
ENGINEERING/Systems Science & Engineering |
| ISBN |
1-280-49933-8
9786613594563 0-262-29851-1 1-61344-589-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Why This Book?; How Our Book Is Organized; Our MIT Connection; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. From Inventions to Systems; The Genius of Invention; Inventions Begin to Be Connected; Networks and Infrastructures; Unintended Consequences; Growing Systems Interactions; From Engineering to Engineering Systems; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 2. What Is an Engineering System?; The Changing Role of the Engineer; A Definition; What Else Distinguishes an Engineering System?; Functional Types; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading
Chapter 3. (Re)Thinking about SystemsThe (Re)Visioning Perspective; Scale and Scope; Function; Structure (or Architecture); Temporality; Complex Causality; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 4. Life-Cycle Properties of Engineering Systems: The Ilities; The Importance of Not Simply " Working "; Quality; Safety; Usability/Operability; Maintainability/Reliability; An Expanding View; How the Ilities Are Related; Flexibility; Resilience; Interoperability; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 5. Modeling and Analyzing Engineering Systems; Defining the Scale and Scope of Systems Describing and Delivering FunctionalityAnalyzing the Structure of Systems; Quantifying Temporality of System Behavior; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 6. Partially Designed, Partially Evolved; Influence of Designed Artifact Scale on Engineering Design; A Large-Scale, Sociotechnical Example: The Toyota Production System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Electrical Grid; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Boston Transport System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Internet; Characteristics and Future of Large-Scale Sociotechnical Design Suggestions for Supplemental ReadingChapter 7. Engineering Systems Research and Education; A Brief History of Engineering Education; Engineering Education ' s New Phase; The Growing Impact of Engineering Systems in Academic Institutions; Much of Traditional Engineering Education Has Changed Focus; An Identity Problem Revealed; Challenges in Academia from Other Integrative Disciplines; The Future Engineering Systems Curriculum; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 8. What the Future Holds; Grand Challenges; Enablers of Success; Scenarios for the Future Where Are Engineering Systems and the (Re)Visioning Perspective Headed?What Does the Future Hold for Engineering Systems as a Discipline?; A Global System of Systems?; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Appendix: Engineering Systems Terms and Definitions; 1. Complexity in Engineering Systems; 2. Basic Terms Related to Engineering Systems; 3. Ilities and Related System Issues; 4. Design/Manufacturing Concepts and Approaches; 5. Risk/Uncertainty/Safety in Design/Manufacturing and Operation; 6. Management and Related Social Science Issues; 7. General Concepts and Approaches Related to Systems 8. System Theories |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814834203321 |
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De Weck Olivier L
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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