Requirements Engineering for Software and Systems, 2nd Edition

Solid requirements engineering has become increasingly essential to on-time and on-budget delivery of software and systems projects. As more engineering programs make it a mandatory part of their curricula, students and working engineers require significant training to master the field, especially the complicated emerging ancillary software tools vital to the requirements engineering process.

With a focus on software-intensive systems, Requirements Engineering for Software and Systems provides a probing and comprehensive review of recent developments in intelligent systems, soft computing techniques, and their diverse applications in manufacturing. Topics covered can be applied to the requirements engineering practices for:

Advanced production machines and systems
Collaborative and responsive manufacturing systems
Digital manufacturing
E-manufacturing
E-business and virtual enterprises
Fit manufacturing
Human machine interfaces
Innovative design technologies
Intelligent and competitive manufacturing
Intelligent planning and scheduling systems
Mechatronics and MEMS
Micro and nano manufacturing
Production automation and control
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems
Sustainable manufacturing systems
Robotics

To illustrate key ideas associated with requirements engineering, the text presents three common example systems: an airline baggage handling system, a point-of-sale system for one location of a large pet store chain, and a system for a smart home in which one or more PCs control various aspects of the home’s functions. The selected systems encompass a wide range of applications―from embedded to organic, for both industrial and consumer uses.