Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Stirgus; Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Deborah K. Eakin, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

: Balance between Integration (G): Preserve global integration,more toward independent decision and local local level autonomy versus system trend more toward dependent decisions andperformance level. integration. global performance. Interconnectivity (I):Isolation (N): Inclined to local interaction, follow Level of Interaction: Inclined to global interactions, followdetailed plan, prefer to work individually, enjoy Interconnectedness in coordination and

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Sofia Karam, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Safae El Amrani; Ginnie Shih En Hsu, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

scale an follow detailed plan, prefer to work Inclined to global interactions, follow general plan,individual will choose to individually, enjoy working in small work within a team, and interested less inadopt. systems, and interested more in cause- identifiable cause-effect relationships. effect solution.Level of Change: Resistance to Change (V): Prefer taking Tolerant of Change (Y): Prefer taking multipleReflects an individual’s few perspectives into consideration, over perspectives into consideration, underspecifyinclination in accepting specify requirements, focus more on requirements

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Karen Marais, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Systems Engineering

failures [13]. Of the 21 causes, we consider in this work the 10 that apply to studentprojects, as shown in Table 1. Table 1: Common causes of systems engineering failures. Adapted from [13]. Systems engineering failure causesFailed to consider Actor(s) in the organization failed to consider an aspect in the system design. In many cases,design aspect this causal action describes a design flaw, such as a single-point failure or component compatibility.Used inadequate Actor(s) in the organization used inadequate justification for a decision.justificationFailed to form a Actor(s) in the organization failed to form a contingency plan to implement if an

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Systems Engineering

performance/cost trade-offs and defend engineering decisions in the design of a customer-based system.6. Account for human and societal constraints in the design of a specified system.7. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills in a team product design.Specific Student Objectives:1. Students will generate a list of performance criteria from a system description.2. Students will convert performance criteria to specifications.3. Students will identify tools appropriate to the design of a system.4. Students will develop a total plan to design and demonstrate a prototype of a specified system.5. Students will independently acquire a familiarity with any tools necessary to the completion of the team project.6. Students will generate

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Rafaela Alba, New York City College of Technology; Ozlem Yasar, City University of New York, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology

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Systems Engineering

methodology. The comparison shows that although methodology designers spent moretime at the beginning stage when they engaged in a design project, they tend to handlecomplexity well and reach optimal design results faster. Daalhuizen et al. [4] comparedsystematic and heuristic design methods, and claimed that systematic methods prompt a designerto reach “optimal rather than satisfactory results” while heuristic methods prompt a designer toreach “satisfactory rather than optimal results”. Atman et al. [5] compared the design behaviorsof expert practitioners and students, and provided some suggestions for students who plan toadopt system design methodology, such as scoping a design problem before diving into a detaileddesign, gathering large amounts of

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul T. Grogan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

. Teams build as many vehiclesas possible during the build period. The sale price of a completed vehicle varies in time,monotonically decreasing to a point where it is not profitable by the end of the simulation period.This reflects the effect of commoditization in mass markets [21]. Additionally, quality defectsresult in an additional financial penalty. Figure 7. Sport vehicle variant. Figure 8. Utility (left) and family (right) variants without intentionally planned commonality. Figure 9. Redesigned sport, utility, and family variants with a common product platform.The second round represents a paradigm of production with variety where each team receivestwo additional product variants similar to

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Thomas A. McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

ought to teach the artistic side ofsystems engineering arises. Prior work suggests there is overlap between some of the keycompetencies systems architects should have with those required for artists [8]. This insight wasused to suggest a plan to teach systems engineering using a studio art approach, as employed inthe arts, rather than the traditional instructional approaches employed when teaching engineeringsciences [9]. In this paper, we will report what happened in the first semester where the studio artapproach was implemented in a systems engineering course. We collected both quantitative andqualitative feedback from students to understand how they responded to the new course format.As often occurs when trying a new teaching method

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odon M. Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Julio Proano, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Systems Engineering

/Acceptance Tests PlansOnce all the verification test plans are approved, students will proceed to implement the finalvalidation/acceptance tests.Final tests procedures are executed and demonstrated to the customer. All the tests must validatethe Tier 2 requirements above.Conclusions and Future StepsThe paper has discussed growing needs in the aerospace industry in the Denver region. Thesegrowing needs will require more expertise in the manufacturing and testing of space vehicles andspecifically of small satellites. The scope of activities in this area includes vehicles for spaceexploration, communication, tourism and national security. The testing system needs, andequipment have been discussed. Using a system engineering approach, the paper has

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giulia Palma, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Amy Guerin, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, Flavio’s father, loves Isabella  Flavio and Isabella find out that Pantalone and Dottore have planned the wedding of Isabella and Pantalone  What to do? The servants distract Dottore, they will get him drunk and drugged up!  Pantalone will be seduced by another woman, his own son dressed in drag…  The new “lady” convinces Pantalone to ignore the pact with Dottore and puts Pantalone in an uncomfortable situation with Dottore  The servants take pictures and threaten to tell the town of this great Scandal!  The two old men say they will do anything for the pictures not to be printed.  Everything returns to normal!This Canovaccio above, used in the class for an exercise, shows how the actors have