A practical systems engineering process for integrating SSC ring components

Successful development and integration of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) collider rings requires coordination of unique design implementations formulated by the SSC Laboratory organizations, and later by individual superconducting magnet and spool piece manufacturers. Application of the Interface Control Working Group/Interface Control Document process provides a systematic review and concurrence of these designs, while minimizing constraints on the design process by avoiding excessively detailed specification. Design details necessary for integration of the separate components are documented and reviewed, with only inconsistencies and exceptions being addressed by management direction and/or specification revision