Designing Complex Systems

CRC Press

Designing Complex SystemsFoundations of Design in the Functional Domain\nAuthor(s): Erik W. Aslaksen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Auerbach\nISBN-13: 9781420087536, 978-1420087536\nSynopsis\nWithout standardized construction elements such as nuts, bolts, bearings, beams, resistors and the like, the design of physical equipment is hopelessly inefficient, and engineers are continually bogged down with re-designing these elements over and over again. The same can be said for the domain of ideas and performance requirements. Only through a process of standardization of the corresponding functional elements will systems engineering truly live up to its potential of increased efficiency and quality. \n\nDesigning Complex Systems: Foundations of Design in the Functional Domain introduces students and practitioners in the field of system design to a particular methodology that addresses design issues in a rigorous and consistent top-down fas.