Designing Complex Products with Systems Engineering Processes and Techniques

Part I Systems Engineering Concepts, Issues, and Methods in Product Design.

1. Introduction to Products, Processes, and Product Development. 2. Systems Engineering and Other Disciplines in Product Design. 3. Decision-Making and Risks in Product Programs. 4. Product Attributes, Requirements, and Allocation of Functions. 5. Understanding and Managing Interfaces. 6. Detailed Engineering Design during Product Development. 7. Product Evaluation, Verification, and Validation. 8. Program Planning and Management. 9. Costs and Benefits Considerations and Models.

Part II Quality, Human Factors, Safety, and Sustainability Approaches.

10. Quality Management and Six-Sigma Initiatives. 11. Human Factors Engineering in Product Design. 12. Safety Engineering in Product Design. 13. Design for Sustainability.

Part III Tools Used in Product Development, Quality, Human Factors, and Safety Engineering.

14. Methods and Toolbox. 15. Product Development Tools. 16. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. 17. Traditional and New Quality Tools. 18. Human Factors Engineering Tools. 19. Safety Engineering Tools. 20. Cost-Benefit Analysis: Designing Complex Products with Systems Engineering Processes and Techniques. 21. Life Cycle Analyses.

Part IV Applications, Case Studies, and Integration.

22. Applications of Systems Engineering Tools: A Case Study on an Automotive Powertrain System. 23. Case Studies and Integration. 24. Case Studies in Cost-Benefit Analysis. 25. Challenges and Future Issues in Systems Engineering. Appendix 1. Product Development Case Studies. Appendix 2.Benchmarking, Quality Function Deployment, and Design Specifications. Appendix 3.Vehicle Systems Analyses: Requirements, Interfaces, Trade-Offs, and Verification. Appendix 4.Business Plan and Systems Engineering Management Plan for the Proposed Vehicle. Appendix 5.Conceptual Design of the Proposed Vehicle. Appendix 6.Vehicle Assembly Process Plan.Appendix 7.Term Project: Final Report. Appendix 8.Calculations of Centerline and Control Limits for Control Charts.