DESIGN

System Architecture

Design robust system architectures by allocating functions to physical components.

~40 hours

Learning Objectives

Functional DecompositionPhysical ArchitectureTrade StudiesArchitecture Frameworks (e.g., DoDAF)

Perform a functional decomposition of a commercial passenger aircraft.

📖 Learn by Reading

Systems Architecture

Edward Crawley, Bruce Cameron, Daniel Selva

A modern guide to functional decomposition and system design methodologies used in aerospace and beyond.

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System Architecture Design

MIT OpenCourseWare • MIT OCW • 20:00:00

Insight into functional and physical architecture using aerospace examples.