Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: About the Editors List of Contributors Foreword Series Editor Preface Preface AcronymsPart One The Socio-technical Context of System Health Management Charles D. Mott1 The Theory of System Health Management Stephen B. Johnson Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Functions, Off-Nominal States, and Causation 1.3 Complexity and Knowledge Limitations 1.4 SHM Mitigation Strategies 1.5 Operational Fault Management Functions 1.6 Mechanisms 1.7 Summary of Principles 1.8 SHM Implementation 1.9 Some Implications 1.10 Conclusion Bibliography2 Multimodal Communication Beverly A. Sauer Overview 2.1 Multimodal Communication in SHM 2.2 Communication Channels 2.3 Learning from Disaster 2.4 Current Communication in the Aerospace Industry 2.5 The Problem of Sense-making in SHM Communication 2.6 The Costs of Faulty Communication 2.7 Implications 2.8 Conclusion Acknowledgments Bibliography3 Highly Reliable Organizations Andrew Wiedlea Overview 3.1 The Study of HROs and Design for Dependability 3.2 Lessons from the Field: HRO Patterns of Behavior 3.3 Dependable Design, Organizational Behavior, and Connections to the HRO Project Bibliography4 Knowledge Management Edward W. Rogers Overview 4.1 Systems as Embedded Knowledge 4.2 KM and Information Technology 4.3 Reliability and Sustainability of Organizational Systems 4.4 Case Study of Building a Learning Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center 4.5 Conclusion Bibliography5 The Business Case for SHM Kirby Keller and James Poblete Overview 5.1 Business Case Processes and Tools 5.2 Metrics to Support the Decision Process 5.3 Factors to Consider in Developing an Enterprise Model 5.4 Evaluation of Alternatives 5.5 Modifications in Selected Baseline Model 5.6 Modeling Risk and Uncertainty 5.7 Model Verification and Validation 5.8 Evaluation Results 5.9 Summary and Conclusions BibliographyPart Two SHM and the System Lifecycle Seth S. Kessler6 Health Management Systems Engineering and Integration Timothy J. Wilmering and Charles D. Mott Overview 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Systems Thinking 6.3 Knowledge Management 6.4 Systems Engineering 6.5 Systems Engineering Lifecycle Stages 6.6 Systems Engineering, Dependability, and Health Management 6.7 SHM Lifecycle Stages 6.8 SHM Analysis Models and Tools 6.9 Summary Acknowledgments Bibliography7 Architecture Ryan W. Deal and Seth S. Kessler Overview 7.1 Introduction 7.2 SHM System Architecture Components 7.3 Examples of Power and Data Considerations 7.4 SHM System Architecture Characteristics 7.5 SHM System Architecture Advanced Concepts 7.6 Summary Bibliography8 System Design and Analysis Methods Irem Y. Tumer Overview 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Lifecycle Considerations 8.3 Design Methods and Practices for Effective SHM 8.4 Summary Acknowledgments Bibliography9 Assessing and Maturing Technology Readiness Levels Ryan M. Mackey Overview 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Motivating Maturity Assessment 9.3 Review of Technology Readiness Levels 9.4 Special Needs of SHM 9.5 Mitigation Approaches 9.6 TRLs for SHM 9.7 A Sample Maturation Effort 9.8 Summary Bibliography10 Verification and Validation Lawrence Z. Markosian, Martin S. Feather, and David E. Brinza Overview 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Existing Software V&V 10.3 Feasibility and Sufficiency of Existing Software V&V Practices for SHM.

"System Health Management with Aerospace Applications is the first reference text in its field. Due to the disparate nature of the technologies involved in Systems Health Management (SHM), no single person can understand all aspects of the discipline; hence this book collates together in one text the state-of-the-art in research and technology.System Health Management with Aerospace Applications is edited by a team of NASA based engineers and consultants, each heading up sections in their own areas of expertise and co-coordinating contributions from leading experts. The six sections include SHM and its Socio-Technical Context, SHM and the System Life Cycle, Analytical Methods, Operations, Subsystems and Systems.Key features: Authored and edited by experts from NASA and leading industry partners Collates together a wealth of information currently unpublished or disseminated throughout journal and conference papers Explains the fundamentals of each sub-discipline introduced, with a comprehensive list of references, enabling the reader to expand their knowledge base with no prior specialist experience required in the disparate areas Features real-life case studies"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book collates together in one text the state-of-the-art in research and technology"-- Provided by publisher.

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