Model Based Systems Engineering Course - Prof.Dr. Buyurman Baykal

Prof.Dr. Buyurman Baykal

Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Middle East Technical University

Ankara, 06800 Turkey

Office: D-121 Tel:+90-312-210-4582

Email: buyurman@metu.edu.tr

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The course is intended to familiarize the student with the process that will be used from the very first “concept” of a complex product to final testing, life cycle issues and phase out of the product.

After successfully finishing the course, the students will be able to

Apply systems engineering processes to complex systems production
Have a holistic approach to complex systems production
Identify tradeoffs and performance indicators
Use model based systems engineering tools and SysML language

This course is offered in METU Informatics Institute in three forms:

"SM 547 Model Based Systems Engineering" is a graduate course in the Software Management Program which is open to all students enrolled in evening MSc programs.
"IS 722 Systems Engineering" is a graduate course which is open to all students enrolled in regular MSc/Phd programs.
"ION 720 Systems Engineering" is a graduate course in the Informatics Online Program which is open to all students enrolled in evening MSc programs. ION 720 is held in online format through a series of webinars. (NO MORE OFFERED)

Lecture Notes:

The lecture notes of this course are posted on ODTU-CLASS when the course is offered.An earlier version of this course is available in METU Open Courseware which was developed as a part of the UNESCO "Avicenna: A Virtual Campus" project.

Textbook:
DoD Systems Management College. Systems Engineering Fundamentals.
Defense Acquisition University Press, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2001.

References:

Charles Wasson, System Engineering Analysis, Design and Development, 2nd Ed. Wiley, 2016.
Benjamin Blanchard, Systems Engineering Management, 4th Ed. Wiley, 2008.
Lenny Delligatti, SysML Distilled, Addison-Wesley, 2014.
Sanford Friedenthal, Alan Moore, Rick Steiner, A Practical Guide to SysML, 3rd Ed., Elsevier, 2015.
Peter Fritzson, Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Technical and Physical Systems with Modelica. Wiley, 2011.
INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v4, 2015.
EIA-632 Standard: Processes for Engineering a System.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015 Standard: Systems and software engineering - System life cycle processes.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-X Series Standards: Systems and software engineering - Life cycle management – Part X
IEEE 15288.1-2014 - IEEE Standard for Application of Systems Engineering on Defense Programs
IEEE 15288.2-2014 - IEEE Standard for Technical Reviews and Audits on Defense Programs
MIL-STD-499B

Week 1:
Introduction to Systems Engineering Management
Systems Engineering Management in Acquisition
Systems Engineering Process Overview
Week 2:
Requirements Analysis
Functional Analysis and Allocation
Design Synthesis
Week 3:
Verification
Systems Engineering Process Outputs
Work Breakdown Structure
Week 4:
Configuration Management
Technical Reviews and Audits
Trade Studies
Week 5:
Modeling and Simulation
Metrics
Week 6:
Risk Management
Week 7:
Model Based Systems Engineering/SysML
Week 8:
Model Based Systems Engineering/SysML
Week 9:
Model Based Systems Engineering/SysML
Week 10:
Model Based Systems Engineering/SysML
Weeks 11-14:
Term project deliveries

Grading:
Midterm Examination: 20%
Final Examination: 40%
Term project + Quiz + Paper reviews: 40%

Term Project:
Every student is required to undertake a term project using SysML which will be a walk-through of a systems engineering effort. It shall include a complete package of

Analyze needs
Define system requirements
Define functional/logical architecture
Synthesize allocated architectures
Optimize and evaluate alternatives
Validate and verify system

Q: Who can take this course?
A: Graduates from a technical discipline who want to be involved in cradle-to-grave life cycle of complex systems can take this course.

Q: Is there a prerequisite for this course?
A: Dedication!

Q: I have no knowledge of systems engineering. Can I perform well in the project?
A: The material we discuss in the class is necessary and sufficient to perform well in the project.

Q: Is there a restriction on project topics?
A: No, any system that is non-trivial can be selected as a project topic.