6.897 Advanced System Architecture

L TR 9-10:30, Room E51-063
Professor Joel Moses, moses@mit.edu, Professor C. Magee and Professor D. Whitney
Prereq.: ESD.83, ESD.84 or permission of instructor

Focus on deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for research on complex engineering systems. Review and extension of what is known about system architecture and complexity from a theoretical point of view while examining the origins of and recent developments in the field. Studies how and where the theory has been applied, and uses key analytical methods proposed. Examine the level of observational (qualitative and quantitative) understanding necessary for successful use of the theoretical framework for a specific engineering system. Case studies utilized to apply the theory and principles to engineering systems.