summary and research
Fahad Alotaibi
_notes__sep_2015.pptxSystems Engineering Class Agenda
Helpful tip - language: “Shall vs. Will”
Class Exercise
Class Presentations
Break ( 15 minutes )
CONOPS discussion
Lab Activity
Work on CONOPS
Plan work for team presentations on Tue. – 13 OCT
Systems Engineering Class Class Exercise
Copa Airlines Flight # 201
June 6, 1992
Passenger service from Panama City, Panama to Cali, Columbia
Boeing 737-204 commercial aircraft
Crashed 29 minutes after take-off
Aircraft exceeded aerodynamic limits / disintegrated mid-air
Consequences:
40 passengers killed
7 crewmembers killed
What factors contributed to this tragedy ?
What would have precluded or mitigated these factors ?
Thoughts on System Engineering Requirements & CONOPS….
“…..you learn more from failures that successes…..”
Systems Engineering Class Team Reports
Team Assignments:
Discuss team logistics
Schedule for team working sessions
Approach for conducting virtual meetings
Participant roles in the team
Process for achieving consensus
Process for ensuring parity for team member contributions
Develop a name for your team
Develop 3 proposals for your semester project
Project name
Project summary statement
Key deliverables associated with the initiative
Key customers / stakeholders
Nominate a team spokesperson
Presentation to the class – 29 SEP 2015
Team name, team logistics, team proposals
Systems Engineering Class CONOPS (Concept of Operations)
What – System elements & capabilities
Where – When the system will be used (i.e. operating environments).
When - Required sentence for each mission mode.
Who – Necessary user / operators / system interactions.
Why – Rationale for partitioning and for specific sequences.
How – How the system is to be used, operated, and maintained.
Ref: Guide for Preparation of Operational Control Documents – ANSI/AIAA G-043-1992
Systems Engineering Class CONOPS (con’t)
What You’d Like from a CONOPS….”it” = system
• What does ‘it’ do?
– Context
– Functions
– Interfaces
• Who does ‘it’?
– Organizations
– Personnel
• How does ‘it’ get done?
– Procedures
– Training
• Who fixes ‘it’ when it breaks?
– Logistics and maintenance approach
Systems Engineering Class CONOPS (con’t)
Where do I get my CONOPS ?
• Task and function assessment
• Training material and instructions
• Reference documents
– should exist such as the AF CONOPS, Concept Documents and the AoA
– plans
• Establish a User Group – The Operators
• Need to find the right people
– Time, interest, vision
– Experienced operator
Systems Engineering Class CONOPS –
