Category: Complexity

Systems Engineering and the Runaway Trolley

Complexity, artificial intelligence, emergent behavior, systems of systems . . . these are a few of the factors that are making problems and solutions both more interesting and more vexing for today’s systems engineer. In the problem space, systems that we have thought of as merely complicated are now being …

Specification Building Part 1

In my last post I discussed the concept of executing your specification using different forms of simulation. In this post I’d like to take a step back and examine some of the fundamentals of specification writing in GENESYS. A lot of people use GENESY to start their MBSE journey, but …

Architectural Views Using N2 Diagrams (Part 2)

Recap In part 1 of this blog, I presented an architectural object to reduce wiring in an automotive vehicle by transitioning from a centrally controlled corner management system to a distributed corner-controlled corner management system. The focus was on the physical domain impacts and I demonstrated what these systems looked …

Negotiation

When we hear the word negotiation, we immediately think of techniques and ploys designed to bring an opposing party into line with our goals and aims for the dialogue. That may be all well and good for a limited, single purpose engagement where the conversation and relationship are not intended …