Space & Missile Systems Center Systems Engineering …

1 SMC. Systems Engineering primer & Handbook Concepts, Processes, and Techniques system of Systems system Subsystem Subsy Subsy Space & Missile Systems Center Air Force 3rd Edition 29 April 2005. SMC Systems Engineering i SMC Systems Engineering Concepts, Processes, and Techniques ii SMC Systems Engineering SMC Systems Engineering iii Dedication This Edition is dedicated to Colonel Rakesh Rocky Dewan In recognition of his outstanding efforts to instill and establish good system Engineering discipline and practices at SMC. iv SMC Systems Engineering SMC Systems Engineering v Table of Contents iii xv Preface.

2 Xvi Acknowledgments .. xvii Chapter 1 SMC Systems Engineering 1. What is a system ?.. 1. Military Systems .. 1. Types of system Elements .. 1. What is a Space system ? .. 2. What's different about a Space system ?.. 2. The Space Environment .. 2. Unattended Operation .. 3. The Ultimate High 3. What is a Family of Systems or a system of Systems ? .. 3. What is a system Acquisition Program? (How does a military system come to be?).. 4. Department of Defense (DoD) Process for Acquiring a system .. 5. What is a system Capability Need (or Requirement)?.. 6. What is a Technical Requirement or Constraint?

3 7. The system Environment .. 8. What are Interfaces?.. 9. What is Architecture or system Architecture?.. 9. Architectural Standards .. 10. JCIDS 10. Open-Standards Systems Architecture Approach (OSSA).. 10. Why 12. What Are Forward and Backward Compatibility? .. 12. The DOD Architecture 13. Architecture A Recap .. 13. What is Systems Engineering ?.. 13. What is the Systems Engineering Process?.. 17. Requirements Analysis and Concept Refinement .. 17. Further Concept and system Development and Design .. 22. Completion of Development and the Product Configuration Baseline.

4 28. What is the Relationship of Systems Engineering to Program Management? .. 33. How We Got to Where We Are? .. 36. Why is Systems Engineering Useful? .. 37. Chapter 2 How Does the Systems Engineering Process Work? .. 39. The Capability Needs 39. Functional Area Analysis .. 40. Functional Needs 40. vi SMC Systems Engineering Functional Solution Analysis .. 40. JCIDS Process and Document 41. JCIDS Document Descriptions .. 41. The Systems Engineering Process .. 43. Requirements Analysis .. 45. Missions and Environments Analysis .. 46. Functional Requirements Identification.

5 47. Performance Requirements and Design Constraints Definition and 47. Functional Analysis and Allocation .. 47. Decomposition .. 49. 49. Functional 49. Interfaces .. 50. Synthesis .. 50. Architecture Transformation .. 52. DoD Architecture 53. Alternate system Concepts and Elements 53. Physical Interfaces Definition .. 54. Alternate Product and Process Definition .. 54. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).. 55. system Analysis and 56. Trade Studies and Analyses .. 57. A Few Words About 59. Chapter 3 Life Cycle Phases of a Major system .. 61. Pre-KDP-A Concept Studies (Concept Refinement).

6 62. Phase A Concept Development (Technology Development).. 64. Phases B and C Preliminary Design and Design Complete Phases ( system Development &. Demonstration) .. 66. Phase D -Build and Operations (Production & Deployment, Operations & Support) .. 68. Phase D1 Build, Test (Production).. 69. Phase D2 Launch (Deployment) .. 70. Phase D3 Operations & 70. Phase D4- Disposal .. 71. Systems Engineering 's Role in Each Life Cycle Acquisition 71. Systems Engineering Software Development .. 74. Systems Software 74. Software Acquisition Strategy 76. Software Development Lifecycle.

7 77. Chapter 4 What is Systems Engineering Management? .. 81. What is Management?.. 82. Relationship of Systems Engineering Management to Overall Program Cost, Schedule and Risk .. 83. SMC Systems Engineering vii Planning and 85. Systems Engineering Process Selection .. 85. Integrated Master Plan (IMP) Narrative/ Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).. 86. The Work Breakdown 86. Staffing and 87. Monitoring and Control .. 87. Earned Value Management (EVMS).. 87. Reviews and 89. Metrics and Measurement Assessments .. 89. Technical Performance Measurements (TPM).

8 90. Systems Analysis the Trade Study Process .. 91. Cost Estimating .. 92. Risk Management .. 93. Risk Management 93. Operational Risk Management .. 95. Example For Implementing Risk 95. Risk Analysis Example .. 96. Interface Management .. 98. Interface Control Plan 98. Change Management/Configuration Management .. 99. Configuration Identification .. 100. CM Monitoring and 100. Configuration Status Accounting .. 100. Configuration 101. Data Management .. 101. Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) .. 101. Chapter 5 What are the system Engineer's Tools?

9 103. Overview of Engineering Tools Usage by Acquisition Phase .. 103. Modeling & Simulation (M&S) 103. Defense Modeling & Simulation Office (DMSO) .. 104. High Level Architecture (HLA) .. 104. HLA Federate Compliance 104. Concept or system Architecture Tools .. 105. Analytical 106. Architecture Analysis .. 106. Requirements & Design Analysis Tools .. 108. Requirements Change Management 126. system Analysis and Control Tools .. 127. Process Capability Models .. 127. Program/Project Management 129. Tools 130. viii SMC Systems Engineering Chapter 6 What are the Companion Disciplines to Systems Engineering ?

10 131. Design .. 131. Research & Technologies .. 132. Manufacturing & 133. Manufacturing .. 133. Producibility .. 133. Reliability & Maintainability .. 134. 134. Maintainability .. 137. Mass 138. Environments & Survivability .. 140. Environmental, Safety and Health .. 141. 143. Quality 144. Integrated Logistics Support .. 146. Program 148. Risk Management .. 149. Risk Management During Space system 150. Configuration Management .. 151. Configuration Identification .. 152. Configuration Change Management (Configuration Control).. 152. Configuration Status Accounting.