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Layered Systems Engineering EnginesA notation is described for depicting the relationships between multiple, contemporaneous systems engineering efforts undertaken within a multi-layer system-of-systems hierarchy. We combined the concepts of remoteness of activity from the end customer, depiction of activity on a timeline, and data flow to create a new kind of diagram which we call a "Layered Vee Diagram." This notation is an advance over previous notations because it is able to be simultaneously precise about activity, level of granularity, product exchanges, and timing; these advances provide systems engineering managers a significantly improved ability to express and understand the relationships between many systems engineering efforts. Using the new notation, we obtain a key insight into the relationship between project duration and the strategy selected for chaining the systems engineering effort between layers, as well as insights into the costs, opportunities, and risks associated with alternate chaining strategies.
Document ID
20150011963
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Breidenthal, Julian C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Overman, Marvin J.
(Business Management Solutions, Inc. Ralston, NE)
Date Acquired
July 1, 2015
Publication Date
April 6, 2009
Subject Category
Systems Analysis And Operations Research
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA InfoTech@Aerospace 2009 Conference
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: April 6, 2009
End Date: April 9, 2009
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Vee Diagram

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