Overview

Automotive systems engineering addresses the system throughout its life cycle, including requirement, specification, design, implementation, verification and validation of systems, modeling, simulation, testing, manufacturing, operation and maintenance.This book is the first in a series of four volumes on this subject and features 15 papers, published between 2004-2010, that emphasize the importance of systems concepts in the automotive area, and stress the use of advanced tools and approaches.Topics covered include: Technology transfer; Six Sigma deployment; Systems engineering capability in automotive systems.In addition to 11 SAE technical papers, this volume also includes two invited papers: 'Systems Engineering Definitions' by editor Subramaniam Ganesan and 'Systems Engineering for Military Ground Vehicles' by M. Mazzara and R. Iyer.