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ISSC660 Information Assurance
Dr. Larry Snyder
February 18, 2024
A Practical Example of System Engineering
When looking at an example of System Engineering, a strong understanding of what exactly defines System Engineering is helpful. System Engineering is the process of developing difficult projects that will achieve goals set by the organization or management team involved (
Walden, 2023
). The key indicator in this process is to deliver results in an efficient manner that includes effective communication, the minimization of any rework, and catching any errors early on in the process. The process for System Engineering is often used to create something that may be too complex to design and
build as a single monolithic entity. It all begins with an idea then is analyzed and studied to evaluate the requirements needed to accomplish making the idea come to life. In other words, System Engineering is the guiding principle for the engineering process so that the system can be implemented and meets the needs of the project (
Walden, 2023
). A practical example of System Engineering is the designing of a car door. First, we would need a strong structure that is used for the car frame. We would need to get a mechanical engineer on the design during integration for a door latch. Once that is in place, we may at it think way the consumer will
need a window for the door to able to see. So the structure to hold a glass window would be designed by the engineer. After adding the window, the consumer will be required to ability to open the window so the door would need to redesign to be able to fit the window. Now the window will open but again, we may look at making the mechanism for opening the window with electrical power. Now we would need power routed for the window so the consumer can easily open it with ease. Well this is close, but we will need to make sure that the window will not mash their fingers if the window and their hand gets in the way. So now, we will need software and sensors to manage the safety element. This example for a practical System Engineering project approach can point out how anyone can make quick progress on. Unfortunately from this example, it was discovered that it created a rework
cycle that is potentially time consuming and exspensive. Brainstorming all of the things that were needed for the car door to accomplish would have been more efficient for a timely project. By using the process of System Engineering, any organization can sufficiently and successfully create products for their consumer’s needs (
Blanchard, 2016)
.
References
Blanchard, B. S., & Blyler, J. (2016).
System engineering management
(Fifth edition.). Wiley.
Walden, D. D. (Ed.). (2023).
Systems engineering handbook : a guide for system life cycle processes and activities
(Fifth edition.). John Wiley & Sons.
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