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DESIGN 3A11 TEST 1 Scope

1. Test Date: Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 13:50 (Open book)

2. Topic:

Systems Engineering

3. Reference:

NASA. (2007). Systems Engineering Handbook. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA Headquarters. Washington. NASA/SP-2007-6105 Rev1. (Downloadable from the Internet)

4. Relevant Material:

* Page 3:

Chapter 2.0 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

Study whole chapter

*Page 19:

Chapter 3.0 NASA Program/Project Life Cycle

Read chapter but focus on, and study the contents of the following:

p19 Pre-Phase A to Phase F

p21 Program Formulation, Program Implementation info boxes

p22 Pre-Phase A: Concept Studies info box

p23 Phase A: Concept and Technology Development info box

p24 Phase B: Preliminary Design and Technology Completion info box

p26 Phase C: Final Design and Fabrication info box

p27 Phase D: System Assembly, Integration and Test, Launch info box

p28 Phase E: Operation and Sustainment info box

p28 Phase F: Closeout info box

* Page 31:

Chapter 4.0 System Design

Study chapter but focus on the following:

p31 fig 4.0-1

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p32 System Design Keys info box

p33 fig 4.1-1

p34 fig 4.1-2 (take note of contents)

p35 info box

p40 Section 4.2 Technical Requirements Definition

p40 fig 4.2-1

p42 table 4.2-1

p42 info box (untitled)

p43 fig 4.2-2 and 2 info boxes

p46 fig 4.2-3

p48 table 4.2-2 and Rationale info box

p49 Section 4.3.1 scan only

p52 Section 4.3.2.1, Section 4.3.2.2, fig 4.3-2

p53 fig 4.3-3 (NB!)

p55 Section 4.4 Design Solution Definition (NB!!) - study whole section

p55 fig 4.4-1 (NB!!)

p56 fig 4.4-2

p69 up to end of chapter 4