61-662: [REDACTED] Look up ASE in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ASE may refer to: Organisations [ edit ] Academia de Studii Economice (the Economic Sciences Academy), in Bucharest, Romania Admiralty Signal Establishment , a former defense research organization in the UK ASE Group (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering), African School of Economics ,
122-399: A system is in the field of systems engineering. Below are a few authoritative definitions: Systems engineering processes encompass all creative, manual, and technical activities necessary to define the product and which need to be carried out to convert a system definition to a sufficiently detailed system design specification for product manufacture and deployment. Design and development of
183-427: A Joint Cognitive System (JCS) has in particular become widely used as a way of understanding how complex socio-technical systems can be described with varying degrees of resolution. The more than 20 years of experience with CSE has been described extensively. Like systems engineering, configuration management as practiced in the defense and aerospace industry is a broad systems-level practice. The field parallels
244-516: A behavior model , create a structure model , perform trade-off analysis , and create sequential build & test plan . Depending on their application, although there are several models that are used in the industry, all of them aim to identify the relation between the various stages mentioned above and incorporate feedback. Examples of such models include the Waterfall model and the VEE model (also called
305-467: A better comprehension of the design and developmental control of engineering systems as they grow more complex. Popular tools that are often used in the systems engineering context were developed during these times, including USL , UML , QFD , and IDEF . In 1990, a professional society for systems engineering, the National Council on Systems Engineering (NCOSE), was founded by representatives from
366-440: A branch of engineering in the classical sense, that is, as applied only to physical systems, such as spacecraft and aircraft. More recently, systems engineering has evolved to take on a broader meaning especially when humans were seen as an essential component of a system. Peter Checkland , for example, captures the broader meaning of systems engineering by stating that 'engineering' "can be read in its general sense; you can engineer
427-455: A broad range of complex systems. Lifecycle Modeling Language (LML), is an open-standard modeling language designed for systems engineering that supports the full lifecycle: conceptual, utilization, support, and retirement stages. Many related fields may be considered tightly coupled to systems engineering. The following areas have contributed to the development of systems engineering as a distinct entity: Cognitive systems engineering (CSE)
488-469: A certification organization for American and Canadian automotive repair The Association for Science Education , a professional association in the United Kingdom for teachers of science Association for Social Economics , an international association dedicated to social economics Association of Space Explorers , a non-governmental space organization of international astronauts Atomstroyexport ,
549-422: A collection of separate models is needed to provide all of these outcome variables. The heart of any mathematical model is a set of meaningful quantitative relationships among its inputs and outputs. These relationships can be as simple as adding up constituent quantities to obtain a total, or as complex as a set of differential equations describing the trajectory of a spacecraft in a gravitational field . Ideally,
610-1044: A combination of components that work in synergy to collectively perform a useful function . Issues such as requirements engineering , reliability, logistics , coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and many other disciplines , aka "ilities" , necessary for successful system design , development, implementation , and ultimate decommission become more difficult when dealing with large or complex projects . Systems engineering deals with work processes, optimization methods, and risk management tools in such projects. It overlaps technical and human-centered disciplines such as industrial engineering , production systems engineering , process systems engineering , mechanical engineering , manufacturing engineering , production engineering , control engineering , software engineering , electrical engineering , cybernetics , aerospace engineering , organizational studies , civil engineering and project management . Systems engineering ensures that all likely aspects of
671-631: A database product from Sybase Android Scripting Environment , now known as Scripting Layer for Android Application-specific extensions , supplemental optional architectural extensions in the MIPS architecture Applied Systems Engineering ASCII Scene Export, a file format originated in 3D Studio The All-Seeing Eye , an application to help Internet gamers find game servers Publication [ edit ] Anatomical Sciences Education , an academic journal Anglo-Saxon England (journal) , an academic journal Armed Services Editions (ACEs),
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#1732848230235732-564: A discipline in engineering. The aim of education in systems engineering is to formalize various approaches simply and in doing so, identify new methods and research opportunities similar to that which occurs in other fields of engineering. As an approach, systems engineering is holistic and interdisciplinary in flavor. The traditional scope of engineering embraces the conception, design, development, production, and operation of physical systems. Systems engineering, as originally conceived, falls within this scope. "Systems engineering", in this sense of
793-596: A former defense research organization in the UK ASE Group (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering), African School of Economics , a private university located in Benin Agence spatiale européenne , the French name for European Space Agency Alliance to Save Energy , a non-profit coalition in Washington, D.C., US Amalgamated Society of Engineers American Society of Echocardiography Amity School of Engineering ,
854-455: A job. At this point starting with a trade study, systems engineering encourages the use of weighted choices to determine the best option. A decision matrix , or Pugh method, is one way ( QFD is another) to make this choice while considering all criteria that are important. The trade study in turn informs the design, which again affects graphic representations of the system (without changing the requirements). In an SE process, this stage represents
915-504: A meeting or a political agreement." Consistent with the broader scope of systems engineering, the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) has defined three types of systems engineering: Systems engineering focuses on analyzing and eliciting customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle , documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering
976-495: A method for extracting chemicals from a matrix Amplified spontaneous emission or superluminescence Advanced silicon etching , a deep reactive ion etching Computing [ edit ] Accredited Solutions Expert , Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Adaptive Server Enterprise , a database product from Sybase Android Scripting Environment , now known as Scripting Layer for Android Application-specific extensions , supplemental optional architectural extensions in
1037-622: A non-governmental space organization of international astronauts Atomstroyexport , the Russian nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Auslands- und Spezialeinsätze , a specialised police unit within the Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany) Australian Screen Editors , an Australian film editing guild headquartered in Sydney Automotive Service Excellence , a U.S.-based group to improve
1098-634: A number of U.S. corporations and organizations. NCOSE was created to address the need for improvements in systems engineering practices and education. As a result of growing involvement from systems engineers outside of the U.S., the name of the organization was changed to the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) in 1995. Schools in several countries offer graduate programs in systems engineering, and continuing education options are also available for practicing engineers. Systems engineering signifies only an approach and, more recently,
1159-483: A paperback book format used during World War II Other uses [ edit ] Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (IATA airport code) American Silver Eagle , an American bullion coin for precious-metal investors International Conference on Automated Software Engineering , an academic conference American Sign Language ISO code See also [ edit ] Ase (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
1220-489: A private engineering college located in Noida, India The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence , a certification organization for American and Canadian automotive repair The Association for Science Education , a professional association in the United Kingdom for teachers of science Association for Social Economics , an international association dedicated to social economics Association of Space Explorers ,
1281-420: A private university located in Benin Agence spatiale européenne , the French name for European Space Agency Alliance to Save Energy , a non-profit coalition in Washington, D.C., US Amalgamated Society of Engineers American Society of Echocardiography Amity School of Engineering , a private engineering college located in Noida, India The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence ,
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#17328482302351342-405: A project or system are considered and integrated into a whole. The systems engineering process is a discovery process that is quite unlike a manufacturing process. A manufacturing process is focused on repetitive activities that achieve high-quality outputs with minimum cost and time. The systems engineering process must begin by discovering the real problems that need to be resolved and identifying
1403-528: A project whose consequences are not clearly understood can have enormous implications later in the life of a system, and it is the task of the modern systems engineer to explore these issues and make critical decisions. No method guarantees today's decisions will still be valid when a system goes into service years or decades after first conceived. However, there are techniques that support the process of systems engineering. Examples include soft systems methodology, Jay Wright Forrester 's System dynamics method, and
1464-652: A regularly updated directory of worldwide academic programs at suitably accredited institutions. As of 2017, it lists over 140 universities in North America offering more than 400 undergraduate and graduate programs in systems engineering. Widespread institutional acknowledgment of the field as a distinct subdiscipline is quite recent; the 2009 edition of the same publication reported the number of such schools and programs at only 80 and 165, respectively. Education in systems engineering can be taken as systems-centric or domain-centric : Both of these patterns strive to educate
1525-417: A system can be divided into four stages, each with different definitions: Depending on their application, tools are used for various stages of the systems engineering process: Models play important and diverse roles in systems engineering. A model can be defined in several ways, including: Together, these definitions are broad enough to encompass physical engineering models used in the verification of
1586-428: A system design, as well as schematic models like a functional flow block diagram and mathematical (i.e. quantitative) models used in the trade study process. This section focuses on the last. The main reason for using mathematical models and diagrams in trade studies is to provide estimates of system effectiveness, performance or technical attributes, and cost from a set of known or estimable quantities. Typically,
1647-404: Is a large sub-field of systems engineering. The cruise control on an automobile and the guidance system for a ballistic missile are two examples. Control systems theory is an active field of applied mathematics involving the investigation of solution spaces and the development of new methods for the analysis of the control process. Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering that concerns
1708-473: Is a specific approach to the description and analysis of human-machine systems or sociotechnical systems . The three main themes of CSE are how humans cope with complexity, how work is accomplished by the use of artifacts , and how human-machine systems and socio-technical systems can be described as joint cognitive systems. CSE has since its beginning become a recognized scientific discipline, sometimes also referred to as cognitive engineering . The concept of
1769-401: Is almost indistinguishable from Systems Engineering, but what sets it apart is the focus on smaller details rather than larger generalizations and relationships. As such, both fields are distinguished by the scope of their projects rather than the methodology of their practice. Operations research supports systems engineering. Operations research, briefly, is concerned with the optimization of
1830-615: Is an emerging branch of Engineering intended to uncover fundamental principles of production systems and utilize them for analysis, continuous improvement, and design. Interface design and its specification are concerned with assuring that the pieces of a system connect and inter-operate with other parts of the system and with external systems as necessary. Interface design also includes assuring that system interfaces are able to accept new features, including mechanical, electrical, and logical interfaces, including reserved wires, plug-space, command codes, and bits in communication protocols. This
1891-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ASE [REDACTED] Look up ASE in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ASE may refer to: Organisations [ edit ] Academia de Studii Economice (the Economic Sciences Academy), in Bucharest, Romania Admiralty Signal Establishment ,
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1952-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Applied Systems Engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their life cycles . At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinking principles to organize this body of knowledge . The individual outcome of such efforts, an engineered system , can be defined as
2013-420: Is inherently complex since the behavior of and interaction among system components is not always immediately well defined or understood. Defining and characterizing such systems and subsystems and the interactions among them is one of the goals of systems engineering. In doing so, the gap that exists between informal requirements from users, operators , marketing organizations, and technical specifications
2074-513: Is known as extensibility . Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) or Human-Machine Interface (HMI) is another aspect of interface design and is a critical aspect of modern systems engineering. Systems engineering principles are applied in the design of communication protocols for local area networks and wide area networks . Mechatronic engineering , like systems engineering, is a multidisciplinary field of engineering that uses dynamic systems modeling to express tangible constructs. In that regard, it
2135-477: Is successfully bridged. The principles of systems engineering – holism, emergent behavior, boundary, et al. – can be applied to any system, complex or otherwise, provided systems thinking is employed at all levels. Besides defense and aerospace, many information and technology-based companies, software development firms, and industries in the field of electronics & communications require systems engineers as part of their team. An analysis by
2196-816: The Unified Modeling Language (UML)—all currently being explored, evaluated, and developed to support the engineering decision process. Education in systems engineering is often seen as an extension to the regular engineering courses, reflecting the industry attitude that engineering students need a foundational background in one of the traditional engineering disciplines (e.g. aerospace engineering , civil engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , manufacturing engineering , industrial engineering , chemical engineering )—plus practical, real-world experience to be effective as systems engineers. Undergraduate university programs explicitly in systems engineering are growing in number but remain uncommon,
2257-492: The Greek stock exchange Australian Securities Exchange Science and technology [ edit ] Accelerated solvent extraction , a method for extracting chemicals from a matrix Amplified spontaneous emission or superluminescence Advanced silicon etching , a deep reactive ion etching Computing [ edit ] Accredited Solutions Expert , Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Adaptive Server Enterprise ,
2318-533: The INCOSE Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SECOE) indicates that optimal effort spent on systems engineering is about 15–20% of the total project effort. At the same time, studies have shown that systems engineering essentially leads to a reduction in costs among other benefits. However, no quantitative survey at a larger scale encompassing a wide variety of industries has been conducted until recently. Such studies are underway to determine
2379-815: The MIPS architecture Applied Systems Engineering ASCII Scene Export, a file format originated in 3D Studio The All-Seeing Eye , an application to help Internet gamers find game servers Publication [ edit ] Anatomical Sciences Education , an academic journal Anglo-Saxon England (journal) , an academic journal Armed Services Editions (ACEs), a paperback book format used during World War II Other uses [ edit ] Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (IATA airport code) American Silver Eagle , an American bullion coin for precious-metal investors International Conference on Automated Software Engineering , an academic conference American Sign Language ISO code See also [ edit ] Ase (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
2440-439: The Russian nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Auslands- und Spezialeinsätze , a specialised police unit within the Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany) Australian Screen Editors , an Australian film editing guild headquartered in Sydney Automotive Service Excellence , a U.S.-based group to improve the quality of automobile servicing Stock exchanges [ edit ] Ahmedabad Stock Exchange ,
2501-428: The U.S. military, to apply the discipline. When it was no longer possible to rely on design evolution to improve upon a system and the existing tools were not sufficient to meet growing demands, new methods began to be developed that addressed the complexity directly. The continuing evolution of systems engineering comprises the development and identification of new methods and modeling techniques. These methods aid in
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2562-422: The V model). System development often requires contribution from diverse technical disciplines. By providing a systems ( holistic ) view of the development effort, systems engineering helps mold all the technical contributors into a unified team effort, forming a structured development process that proceeds from concept to production to operation and, in some cases, to termination and disposal. In an acquisition,
2623-465: The above methods is used in an industry based on its requirements. For instance, the N2 chart may be used where interfaces between systems are important. Part of the design phase is to create structural and behavioral models of the system. Once the requirements are understood, it is now the responsibility of a systems engineer to refine them and to determine, along with other engineers, the best technology for
2684-549: The amount of data, variables, or the number of fields that are involved in the design. The International Space Station is an example of such a system. The development of smarter control algorithms , microprocessor design , and analysis of environmental systems also come within the purview of systems engineering. Systems engineering encourages the use of tools and methods to better comprehend and manage complexity in systems. Some examples of these tools can be seen here: Taking an interdisciplinary approach to engineering systems
2745-598: The complete problem, the system lifecycle . This includes fully understanding all of the stakeholders involved. Oliver et al. claim that the systems engineering process can be decomposed into: Within Oliver's model, the goal of the Management Process is to organize the technical effort in the lifecycle, while the Technical Process includes assessing available information , defining effectiveness measures , to create
2806-607: The degrees including such material are most often presented as a BS in Industrial Engineering. Typically programs (either by themselves or in combination with interdisciplinary study) are offered beginning at the graduate level in both academic and professional tracks, resulting in the grant of either a MS / MEng or Ph.D. / EngD degree. INCOSE, in collaboration with the Systems Engineering Research Center at Stevens Institute of Technology maintains
2867-506: The development, improvement, implementation, and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, material, and process. Industrial engineering draws upon the principles and methods of engineering analysis and synthesis, as well as mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict, and evaluate results obtained from such systems. Production Systems Engineering (PSE)
2928-406: The effectiveness and quantify the benefits of systems engineering. Systems engineering encourages the use of modeling and simulation to validate assumptions or theories on systems and the interactions within them. Use of methods that allow early detection of possible failures, in safety engineering , are integrated into the design process. At the same time, decisions made at the beginning of
2989-469: The holistic integrative discipline combines contributions and balances tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and performance while maintaining an acceptable level of risk covering the entire life cycle of the item. This perspective is often replicated in educational programs, in that systems engineering courses are taught by faculty from other engineering departments, which helps create an interdisciplinary environment. The need for systems engineering arose with
3050-412: The increase in complexity of systems and projects, in turn exponentially increasing the possibility of component friction, and therefore the unreliability of the design. When speaking in this context, complexity incorporates not only engineering systems but also the logical human organization of data. At the same time, a system can become more complex due to an increase in size as well as with an increase in
3111-423: The iterative step that is carried out until a feasible solution is found. A decision matrix is often populated using techniques such as statistical analysis, reliability analysis, system dynamics ( feedback control ), and optimization methods. Systems Modeling Language (SysML), a modeling language used for systems engineering applications, supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of
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#17328482302353172-467: The most probable or highest-impact failures that can occur. Systems engineering involves finding solutions to these problems. The term systems engineering can be traced back to Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1940s. The need to identify and manipulate the properties of a system as a whole, which in complex engineering projects may greatly differ from the sum of the parts' properties, motivated various industries, especially those developing systems for
3233-760: The quality of automobile servicing Stock exchanges [ edit ] Ahmedabad Stock Exchange , the second oldest exchange in India Alberta Stock Exchange , a defunct stock exchange in Calgary American Stock Exchange , now known as NYSE American Amman Stock Exchange , the Jordanian stock exchange ASE Market Capitalization Weighted Index , a stock index of the Amman Stock Exchange in Jordan. Athens Stock Exchange ,
3294-470: The relationships express causality, not just correlation. Furthermore, key to successful systems engineering activities are also the methods with which these models are efficiently and effectively managed and used to simulate the systems. However, diverse domains often present recurring problems of modeling and simulation for systems engineering, and new advancements are aiming to cross-fertilize methods among distinct scientific and engineering communities, under
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3477-489: The second oldest exchange in India Alberta Stock Exchange , a defunct stock exchange in Calgary American Stock Exchange , now known as NYSE American Amman Stock Exchange , the Jordanian stock exchange ASE Market Capitalization Weighted Index , a stock index of the Amman Stock Exchange in Jordan. Athens Stock Exchange , the Greek stock exchange Australian Securities Exchange Science and technology [ edit ] Accelerated solvent extraction ,
3538-464: The systems engineer who is able to oversee interdisciplinary projects with the depth required of a core engineer. Systems engineering tools are strategies , procedures, and techniques that aid in performing systems engineering on a project or product . The purpose of these tools varies from database management, graphical browsing, simulation, and reasoning, to document production, neutral import/export, and more. There are many definitions of what
3599-564: The taskings of systems engineering; where systems engineering deals with requirements development, allocation to development items and verification, configuration management deals with requirements capture, traceability to the development item, and audit of development item to ensure that it has achieved the desired functionality that systems engineering and/or Test and Verification Engineering have proven out through objective testing. Control engineering and its design and implementation of control systems , used extensively in nearly every industry,
3660-402: The term, refers to the building of engineering concepts. The use of the term "systems engineer" has evolved over time to embrace a wider, more holistic concept of "systems" and of engineering processes. This evolution of the definition has been a subject of ongoing controversy, and the term continues to apply to both the narrower and a broader scope. Traditional systems engineering was seen as
3721-451: The title of 'Modeling & Simulation-based Systems Engineering'. Initially, when the primary purpose of a systems engineer is to comprehend a complex problem, graphic representations of a system are used to communicate a system's functional and data requirements. Common graphical representations include: A graphical representation relates the various subsystems or parts of a system through functions, data, or interfaces. Any or each of
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