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Towards Mission and Capability modelling for Systems of Systems
Publication Type:
Licentiate Thesis
Abstract
Systems of systems (SoS) employ the capabilities of independent systems in accomplishing missions. With increasing number and diversity of these independent systems, the complexity of the SoS becomes more apparent. This thesis approaches this complexity problem with the goal of improving practices in the modelling of missions and capabilities in SoS. The proposed solution is the development of artifacts aimed at improving conceptual understanding of the emergent problem and methodical approach to the engineering of SoS. This thesis employs design-oriented research methods, tools and processes, including: a systematic literature review, an iterative ontology development, and a survey-based evaluation study. The developed artifacts include: a core ontology for missions and capabilities in SoS, a preliminary decision support framework, as well as a preliminary formalization of the ontology. The core ontology shows a structural view of the concepts and their relationships. The decision
framework provides a brainstorming tool for SoS development and feasibility
analysis. The high-level views of the formalization of the ontology creates
viewpoints that can be mapped into a general system modelling language. Such
mapping demonstrates the different perspectives and possibilities supported
by the conceptualization. Finally, an evaluation study is carried out to check
the coherence of the core ontology. Overall, these artifacts are illustrated with
reference to two SoS use cases, wildfire management and road-paving operations.
These artifacts give a high-level view of how one may address complexity when
approaching a SoS problem.
Bibtex
@misc{Martin7019,
author = {Joyce Martin},
title = {Towards Mission and Capability modelling for Systems of Systems},
url = {http://www.es.mdu.se/publications/7019-}
}