Strengthening Collaboration, Integration and Modelling in System of Systems Engineering [chapter]

Claus Ballegaard Nielsen
2014 Strengthening Collaboration, Integration and Modelling in System of Systems Engineering  
As people and businesses experience the advantages and capabilities enabled by increased connectivity and integration between computer systems, a higher demand arises for the functionality and services that systems must provide. This necessitates the creation of a type of highly complex systems that themselves contain systems, which have a high degree of interconnectivity and interactions between them. This type of system is known as a System of Systems, which denotes a system that itself
more » ... ns a group of heterogeneous constituent systems that via the interactions between them create a synergistic collaboration through which a higher common goal can be achieved. The development of a System of Systems is challenged by a high degree of complexity in the form of diverse stakeholders, geographical distributed development, a constant system evolution, an unpredictable emergence of behaviour, and the heterogeneity between the constituent systems. These challenges are being addressed in the field of Systems of Systems Engineering. The methodologies and tools used for analysis and development are however still in their infancy. This dissertation is focused on strengthening the Systems of Systems Engineering field by using a combination of Software Engineering and Systems Engineering, specifically with a focus on formal model based engineering techniques and tool-support hereof. The dissertation has three focus areas: managing integration challenges, enhancing the capabilities of System of Systems modelling and enabling collaborative development in formal modelling. The result is: a range of classification dimensions that characterise System of Systems; a System of Systems classification for design patterns; and multiple approaches for improving the tool-support for formal modelling techniques in System of Systems Engineering.
doi:10.13052/rp-99788793237155 fatcat:ez2a3gl22jazrccy5ee37lyfyy