Understanding the Current State of US Defense Systems of Systems and the Implications for Systems Engineering

Dahmann, Judith; Baldwin, Kristen

doi:10.1109/systems.2008.4518994

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“…A SoS is the concept of the coming together of these complex systems to collectively obtain higher capabilities and performance. The emerging field of System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) requires continued growth in understanding of the discipline [9]. Capability suppliers must integrate many new technical and organisational systems with older legacy systems, within and beyond their own organisational boundary [10].…”

Section: System Of Systems Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Requirements to Operation: Components for Risk Assessment in a Pervasive System of Systems

Ki-Aries

Doğan

Faily

et al. 2017

2017 IEEE 25th International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW)

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Abstract-Framing Internet of Things (IoT) applications as a System of Systems (SoS) can help us make sense of complexity associated with interoperability and emergence. However, assessing the risk of SoSs is a challenge due to the independence of component systems, and their differing degrees of control and emergence. This paper presents three components for SoS risk assessment that integrate with existing risk assessment approaches: Human System Integration (HSI), Interoperability identification and analysis, and Emergent behaviour evaluation and control measures. We demonstrate the application of these components by assessing a pervasive SoS: a SmartPowerchair.

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Section: System Of Systems Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Requirements to Operation: Components for Risk Assessment in a Pervasive System of Systems

Ki-Aries

Doğan

Faily

et al. 2017

2017 IEEE 25th International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW)

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“…Many systems are not monolithic wholes without any internal structure, but are composed of interrelated parts, each of the latter being in turn hierarchic in structure until we reach some lowest level of elementary subsystem [11], p. 184.…”

Section: Systemsmentioning

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Basic Concepts on Systems of Systems

Ceccarelli

Bondavalli

Froemel

et al. 2016

Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems

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“…While ergonomics practitioners are skilled in systems ergonomics, there is a requirement for extension of this into systems of systems ergonomics, since CPSs have extra characteristics not evident at the systems level (see section 3.1 above), such as the interoperability issues consequent upon linking independent systems together (Maier 1998, Dahmann and Baldwin 2008, Jamshidi 2009b, Firesmith 2010, Barot, Henson et al 2012, Henshaw, Barot et al 2013. A major consideration in the CPS and systems of systems environment is emergent behaviour, frequently intended and beneficial, but also unexpected, unpredictable and detrimental.…”

Section: Whole Systems Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global drivers, sustainable manufacturing and systems ergonomics

2015

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This paper briefly explores the expected impact of the 'Global Drivers' (such as population demographics, food security; energy security; community security and safety), and the role of sustainability engineering in mitigating the potential effects of these Global Drivers. The message of the paper is that sustainability requires a significant input from Ergonomics/ Human Factors, but the profession needs some expansion in its thinking in order to make this contribution.Creating a future sustainable world in which people experience an acceptable way of life will not happen without a large input from manufacturing industry into all the Global Drivers, both in delivering products that meet sustainability criteria (such as durability, reliability, minimised material requirement and low energy consumption), and in developing sustainable processes to deliver products for sustainability (such as minimum waste, minimum emissions and low energy consumption). Appropriate changes are already being implemented in manufacturing industry, including new business models, new jobs and new skills.Considerable high-level planning around the world is in progress and is bringing about these changes; for example, there is the US 'Advanced Manufacturing National Program' (AMNP)', the German 'Industrie 4.0' plan, the French plan 'la nouvelle France industrielle' and the UK Foresight publications on the 'Future of Manufacturing'.All of these activities recognise the central part that humans will continue to play in the new manufacturing paradigms; however, they do not discuss many of the issues that systems ergonomics professionals acknowledge. This paper discusses a number of these issues, highlighting the need for some new thinking and knowledge capture by systems ergonomics professionals. Among these are ethical issues, job content and skills issues.Towards the end, there is a summary of knowledge extensions considered necessary in order that Systems Ergonomists can be fully effective in this new environment, together with suggestions for the means to acquire and disseminate the knowledge extensions.

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Understanding the Current State of US Defense Systems of Systems and the Implications for Systems Engineering

Cited by 221 publications

References 2 publications

From Requirements to Operation: Components for Risk Assessment in a Pervasive System of Systems

From Requirements to Operation: Components for Risk Assessment in a Pervasive System of Systems

Basic Concepts on Systems of Systems

Global drivers, sustainable manufacturing and systems ergonomics

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