Lecture Notes

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1 Introduction (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.0MB)
2 Systems engineering as a human activity (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.1MB)
3 Student project proposal presentations  
4 Stakeholders and requirements, requirements and management

Part 1 (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 1.6MB)

Part 2 (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.1MB)
5 Innovation in systems engineering (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 1.1MB)
6 Requirements driven systems design (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 3.2MB)
7

Critical parameter development and management

Guest lecturer: Skip Creveling

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8

Concept selection/trade space study

Guest lecturers: Donna H. Rhodes and Adam M. Ross

  
9 Midterm presentations  
10

Experiments

Guest lecturer: Dan Frey

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11

Robust design I

Guest lecturer: Madhav S. Phadke

  
12

Robust design II

Guest lecturer: Dan Frey

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13 Development verification and validation, reliability, system attributes  
14 Draper systems engineering activities (industry lecture)  
15 Ford hybrid vehicle controls systems engineering (industry lecture)  
16 Team presentations on Toyota safety recall case  
17 Toyota quality board (industry lecture)  
18 BMW VP of engineering in North America (industry lecture)  
19 Final project presentations  
20 Final project presentations (cont.)  
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