Natural Systems

Mission & Objectives

Natural Systems Working Group Charter
Purpose: Evaluate changes to Systems Eng. processes & communications to take advantage of Natural Systems, including broader relationships between SE---Science--Tech.

Major Goals:

1. Assess State-of-the-Discipline regularly.
2. Cultivate a NS Community of Practice.
3. Share Best Practices & Success Stories.
4. Investigate enhancements to SE practices.
5. Grow in numbers and scope.

Leadership

Chair:	Curt McNamara, P.E. System Design Review
Co-Chair:	George Studor, NASA

Contact for additional information or to join this group.

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Working Group Products

Natural Systems Public site is:
https://sites.google.com/site/incosenswg/

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Planned Working Sessions at the Next Events

http://www.incose.org/iw2016/home/when-where

• NASA Natural Systems Research and NS Group Update – George Studor
• Considering and Using Natural Systems Concepts– Larry Pohlmann
• Sudarshan Krishnan/UI Urbana: BioInspiration -- on Lightweight and Deployable Structures
• Robert Williams/Mandala Design Associates: Natural Structure Concepts.
• Nathan Barker/U of S. Florida: Exploring Biomimicry through Origami.
• Norbert Hoeller/Sustainable Innovation Network: Biomimetic Assessment Framework ISO/TC 266
• Natural Systems Primer Overview –- Curt McNamara
• Next steps for NSWG (all)
• SEBoK and the Primer – SEBoK team
• Intro to MBSE – Duane Hybertson
• Commentary on modeling natural systems -- GaTech
• Randy Anway/ : Many Heads Make Short Work: Physarum polycephalum
• Russ Kerschmann/: Systems pathology in natural and designed systems

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Planned Presentations at the Next Annual