UK Chapter

Are systems engineers born or can it be taught, and what is a systems engineer anyway? This interactive workshop based event will give you the chance to air your views and join the nature vs. nurture debate as we seek to establish the requirements for a systems engineer, how these requirements could be met, and how to verify that systems engineering is being done.

MODAF has been with us officially since September 2005, and many of us will have encountered it in some manner as part of our day-to-day work. This event will attempt to demystify some of the more capability based views, which may be unfamiliar to design oriented engineers, by providing a worked example of how MODAF has been used to assist in analysing a “Search and Rescue” capability.

In a slight departure from our normal events, this event will be split into two linked elements. The afternoon session will be a Workshop based tutorial. Delegates will make use of a range of requirements elicitation techniques to produce a short requirements document for a pre-prepared topical problem. Experienced practitioners will provide guidance on the application of each of the elicitation techniques, and mentor the delegates during the workshop. Stakeholder roles will be played by the committee.

The Future Of Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering and Tram Projects

Best Practice in Railway Requirements Engineering

The Tunnel Cooling Programme (TCP) has been instigated to provide solutions to improve thermal conditions on the London Underground network.

This paper describes case studies which show how Systems Engineering can deliver real benefit to rail projects, including the Concept Design developed for the Victoria Line Upgrade Service Control Centre.

Brian Halliday, Network Rail’s Systems Integration and Reliability Manager, will be bringing members up-to-date with Systems Engineering within Network Rail. Brian will describe what has been achieved within Network Rail over the last eight years

Advanced technology train control systems represent a cost-effective means of improving the level of service offered to transit passengers in terms of safety, dependability and comfort, while providing increased capacity and reduced travel times on an existing transportation infrastructure. A number of rail transit agencies around the world have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, such systems and, while a number of these projects have been very successful, others have encountered significant schedule and budget overruns.

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