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Tables of Contents for Metrics and Case Studies for Evaluating Engineering Designs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
1 Design Difficulty and Resources Metrics
1
9
Introduction
1
1
Case Study Approach
2
1
Design Difficulty
2
4
Resources
6
1
Case Studies
7
3
2 Design of Resistor Networks
10
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
12
1
3 SIERRA Train Controllers
13
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
14
2
4 Bat Chooser
16
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
17
2
5 Scheduling a Pinewood Derby
19
5
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
23
1
6 Second Opinion
24
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
26
1
7 American Airlines Scheduling
27
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
29
1
8 Superconductors
30
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
32
1
9 Incandescent Light Bulb
33
4
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
36
1
10 Boeing 777
37
4
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
39
2
11 The Apollo Moon Landing
41
6
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
45
2
12 Building a House
47
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
49
1
13 Central Arizona Project
50
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
51
2
14 The Great Pyramid at Giza
53
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
55
1
15 An Automobile Factory
56
4
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
58
2
16 The GM Impact--An Electric Car
60
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
62
1
17 Batteries for Electric Vehicles
63
5
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
66
2
18 C3PO from the Star Wars Film
68
2
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
69
1
19 Velcro
70
1
20 The Manhattan Project
71
10
Resources
71
1
Objectives and Requirements
72
1
Description
72
1
The Alternatives
72
3
Uncertainties
75
1
Los Alamos
76
1
Analysis
77
3
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
80
1
21 The Polaris Program
81
6
Resources
81
1
Objectives
82
1
The Special Programs Office
82
3
Analysis
85
1
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
86
1
22 The Hubble Space Telescope
87
8
System Description
88
1
Costs
89
1
Total Life-Cycle Cost
89
1
Requirements
89
2
The HST Life Cycle
91
1
The Primary Mirror
91
2
The HST Jitter
93
1
Design Difficulty and Resources Scores
93
2
23 Lessons Learned from the Simple Case Studies
95
27
The Metrics Summary Tables
95
9
The System Design Process
104
18
24 What Is Systems Engineering? A Consensus of Senior Systems Engineers
122
10
Abstract
122
1
The Process
123
9
25 Metrics for Systems Engineering and the Developmental Environment
132
16
Performance
136
2
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
138
5
Development Environment
143
5
26 The Boeing 777 Commercial Airplane
148
12
Development History, Design, and Performance
149
2
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
151
3
Development Environment
154
2
Summary
156
4
27 Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter
160
12
Development History, Design, and Performance
161
3
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
164
2
Development Environment
166
3
Summary
169
3
28 Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber
172
15
Development History, Design, and Performance
173
5
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
177
4
Development Environment
181
3
Summary
184
3
29 McDonnell Douglas C-17 Military Transport
187
19
Development History, Design, and Performance
188
5
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
193
5
Development Environment
198
4
Summary
202
4
30 Learjet Model 60 Business Jet
206
9
Development History, Design, and Performance
207
2
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
209
2
Development Environment
211
1
Summary
212
3
31 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Commercial Airplane
215
15
Development History, Design, and Performance
216
4
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
220
4
Development Environment
224
3
Summary
227
3
32 Comparison of the Aircraft Case Studies
230
8
Validation of Methodology
237
1
33 Other Metrics
238
7
The INCOSE Metrics Working Group
238
1
The San Francisco Bay INCOSE Chapter
239
3
Technical Performance Measures
242
3
34 General Comments
245
2
Index
247