by Bob Parkinson (Author)
System Design & Management is an easy to follow introduction to system engineering and the associated links to system project management with an emphasis on how it is practically realised in industry. The book includes chapters on System Requirements, Interfaces, Functional Analysis, Human Factors, Analysis, Options, Models, Budgets, Performance & Optimization, Safety, Cost Analysis, Testing & Qualification, and System Management.Bob Parkinson MBE spent forty years in the Space industry, doing system design and management for a variety of projects, in the course of which he introduced the idea of System Models to the European Space Agency. He is currently a visiting professor at Cranfield University where he lectures on Space Propulsion and System Engineering