Effective Electronic Security: Process for the Development and Validation from Requirements to Testing

Abstract

An electronic physical security system will often fail to meet users' expectations. This thesis explores the process for developing, implementing, and testing an electronic security solution. This was accomplished by asking the following question: "What is a simple and repeatable systems engineering process that promotes an effective electronic physical security system?" An effective solution was not identified within the literature. The Requirements, Alternative, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Commissioning (RADITC) process was developed as an alternative solution for the development and validation -- from requirements to testing -- of an effective physical security solution. This new process is based on two existing processes. The first is commercial best practices, as articulated by Thomas J Whittle. The second is the more complex life cycle management process used by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The life cycle management process provides concepts that are missing from the commercial best practices process in use today. The joining of these two processes results in an effective, easy to use, and repeatable process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582917

Entities

People

  • James A. Prokop

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Security
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics