# Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Teacher: Prof. Olivier de Weck
- Term: Fall 2015
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Astronomy and space
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

General introduction to systems engineering using both the classical V-model and the new Meta approach. Topics include stakeholder analysis, requirements definition, system architecture and concept generation, trade-space exploration and concept selection, design definition and optimization, system integration and interface management, system safety, verification and validation, and commissioning and operations. Discusses the trade-offs between performance, lifecycle cost and system operability. Readings based on systems engineering standards and papers. Students apply the concepts of systems engineering to a cyber-electro-mechanical system, which is subsequently entered into a design competition.

Students will prepare a PDR (Preliminary Design Review)-level design intended for the Cansat Competition.This year’s class will be taught in the form of a Small-Private-Online-Course (SPOC) and offered simultaneously to students at MIT under number 16.842 and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as ENG-421.

## Lectures

1. [Session 2: Requirements Definition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/e3c2b2841542), 1 h 40 min (Video)
2. [Session 3: Systems Modeling Languages](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/4feb2e13f68d), 1 h 42 min (Video)
3. [Session 4: System Architecture and Concept Generation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/d8ddf7b80a49), 47 min (Video)
4. [Session 5: Concept Selection and Tradespace Exploration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/ee8f3fa88bba), 1 h 44 min (Video)
5. [Session 6: Design Definition and Multidisciplinary Optimization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/78ea5dd8090a), 1 h 31 min (Video)
6. [Session 7: Miscellaneous Topics - MBSE and Introduction to CAD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/a2443548017a), 1 h 36 min (Video)
7. [Session 8: Systems Integration and Interface Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/c1e0edf745b6), 1 h 31 min (Video)
8. [Session 9: Verification and Validation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/520ff3301b6a), 1 h 38 min (Video)
9. [Session 10: Commissioning and Operations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/fd74f0f367f1), 1 h 9 min (Video)
10. [Session 11: Lifecycle Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/16-842-fundamentals-of-systems-engineering-fall-2015/84004341b41f), 1 h 47 min (Video)