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Assignment

Functional Analysis and Allocation (FA&A) is a key process in systems engineering design. In this group assignment you are to you are required to write a -2000 word report that critically reviews the FA&A process. The review is to address the following:

• inputs and outputs for the FA&A process
• the staging of the FA&A process within the system life-cycle
• approaches/methods for performing both analysis and allocation

This is to be a general review - there is no requirement for it to be grounded in your case study from assignment 1.

The assessment criteria are as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Overview of the FA&A process (purpose, inputs, outputs, staging, supporting processes)
3. Approaches/methods for functional analysis
4. Approaches/methods for functional allocation
5. Conclusion
6. Research skills
7. Layout and presentation

Approaches/methods for functional allocation

What approaches are there for Functional Allocation Analysis as per the textbook and other than those described in the textbook?

How the mapping between the logical/functional architecture and physical architecture is achieved? use examples such as in textbook ACME air

What approaches are there for Functional Allocation as per the textbook (e.g. mapping of requirements in RBS to sub-systems and Cls in the physical architecture?

It'd also be better if students do understand that allocation also involves allocation of both human and automation requirements such as Usability, Reliability and Maintainability. However, we'd not expect students to discuss these issues in detail as is done in the readings from Blanchard and Fabricky. Rather, just give indicative examples/ brief paragraph of significance of them and how such requirements are considered for the functional architecture, and mapped to their physical counterparts?