NRP-1358, NASA REFERENCE PUBLICATION: SYSTEM ENGINEERING "TOOLBOX" FOR DESIGN ORIENTED ENGINEERS (DEC 1994)

NRP-1358, NASA REFERENCE PUBLICATION: SYSTEM ENGINEERING "TOOLBOX" FOR DESIGN ORIENTED ENGINEERS (DEC 1994)., The purpose of this system engineering toolbox is to provide tools and methodologies available to the design-oriented systems engineer. A tool, as used herein, is defined as a set of procedures to accomplish a specific function. A methodology is defined as a collection of tools, rules, and postulates to accomplish a purpose. A thorough literature search was performed to identify the prevalent tools and methodologies. For each concept addressed in the toolbox, the following information is provided: (1) description, (2) application, (3) procedures, (4) example, if practical, (5) advantages, (6) limitations, and (7) bibliography and/or references.