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 Guest Speaker:
Dr. Paul Gorton | Former VP at MDA and
Research Adjunct Professor at Carleton
Hosts:
Jeff Bird | CASI Ottawa
Omer Majeed | CASI Ottawa
Location:
Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive
Canal Building, Room 3101CB
Parking:
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Meeting Details
The increasingly sophisticated systems developed in the latter half of the twentieth century led to the development and maturation of the systems engineering methodology for the creation of complex
systems.
The first published standards for systems engineering appeared in the 1960’s when the era of electronic control and communication was in its infancy. Over the last sixty years, as the capability of electronic technology and information technology has increased, the systems engineering methodology has provided a reliable basis for the production of complex systems that would have been unimaginable in the 1960’s. However, since the turn of the century, economic pressures and increasingly capable technology have presented challenges to the systems engineering paradigm.
Many companies are now refining, or even rejecting, the systems engineering methodology in efforts to find faster and cheaper
ways to create complex systems. In the presentation we will review the conventional systems engineering methodology, the changing economic and technical environment and the responses from government and industry, including new procurement practices, new processes and technical improvements that are changing everything.
Looking further ahead, we will consider the possibility of future technological augmentation and automation of the systems engineering development process. We will re-examine the systems engineering process from first principles and identify technologies that are likely to underpin the systems engineering methodology of the future.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Paul Gorton is a consultant with extensive experience in the development of high value aerospace, defence and commercial information management systems. His knowledge and experience are particularly relevant to complex, technology-based businesses and programs. He spent most of his career with MDA Space as Manager of Research and Development, Director of Engineering and Vice President and General Manager of the Systems Division. Prior to joining MDA, he worked on airborne radar systems and precise aircraft positioning systems with Litton Systems (Canada) Limited and image formation processors for space-borne and airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems with Systems Designers plc in the UK. He has a PhD in Automatic Control from the University of Manchester (UK). See http://www.pgscientific.com/
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