Top 40 Systems Engineering Work ProductsFrom Phrase Lists and Self-Organizing Maps

摘要

A computer-automated method using semantic web algorithms is describedrnthat ranks the best systems engineering work products on websites and corporaternrepositories. The process is both server-based and PC-based to automate the capture andrnranking of knowledge from industry experts within The Aerospace Corporation. A virtualrnProcess Assets Library system (vPALs) economically collects and self-organizesrndocuments through long lists of phrases (phrase vectors) using next-generation webrnengines. Ranking documents implements scoring algorithms with phrase vectors in therndevelopment of 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D self-organizing maps (SOMs). vPALs is beingrndeployed in 1) real-time decision making during launch vehicle systems testing and dayof-rnlaunch at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg, 2) proposal technical evaluations, 3) datarnmining and maintenance of corporate document repositories, 4) formal design reviewsrnwith customers, and 5) web-based systems and software engineering books of knowledge.rnNine websites are used in this paper to rank order the most relevant documents related tornSE workproducts: NASA-PBMA FAA-ASD, FAA-IPG, SEI, SEPO-SPAWAR, SMC,rnDAU, STC and Aerospace’s AeroLink corporate document repository.