Systems engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on designing, integrating, and managing complex systems over their life cycles. The role of systems engineering in the transport industry is particularly crucial due to the complexity of modern transportation systems and the need for integrating various technologies and processes.

Let's take a look at the highlights from our Topic Focus on Systems Engineering in Transport:

Insights from the Community

We kicked off the week with an introduction to Systems Engineering in Transport and how SE works within the wide range of transport modes we now take for granted.  Later in the week we were asked What we think about when we think about transport and in Dangerous cargoes – Systems Engineering can make it safer we examined how systems engineering can make for safer seas.  Aerospace - The Magic of Flight highlighted some of the challenges in applying SE in Aerospace and Mobility-as-a-Service - A MaaS-sive possibility?  asked if a new approach to moving people around could be a ‘win, win’ for people, the economy and the environment all at the same time. 

These are just some of the posts published over the last couple of weeks. Visit the Community Insights blog to read all blogs from 'The Whole System' series.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the contributing authors for 'The Whole System' series of blog posts:

Matthew Clarke, Stephen Powley , John Kelly, Iain Cunningham, Vanessa Mascall, Andy Harrison, Dr. Andrew Hussey, Gareth Topham, Dr. Raj Takhar, Dr Michele Fiorini , Jana Skirnewskaja, Kareem Drysdale, as well as the IET Transport Panel Ecosystems Challenge Group and Partner organisation: INCOSE UK

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Coming up

We're taking a short break over August so our next Topic Focus Week will be in September on 'Broadcasting and Media' . If you're working in the Broadcasting and Media Industry and would like to contribute content for our Topic Focus Week, get in touch with the IET Editorial team via community-online@ietengx.org  

Have a suggestion for a topic for a future Topic Focus Week? Let us know!