A relational oriented approach to system of systems assessment of alternatives for data link interoperability
Charles Dickerson
2134/13081
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/A_relational_oriented_approach_to_system_of_systems_assessment_of_alternatives_for_data_link_interoperability/9569804
Relational Oriented Systems Engineering (ROSE) is applied to a large scale system of systems tactical data link interoperability problem. A model driven framework structure developed using the ROSE methodology is employed to prescribe a repeatable approach for determining viable candidate solutions that completes and makes rigorous a previous capability based exploratory analysis performed by the Office of the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Navy. This novel and efficient approach to a long standing problem concentrates on the relationships between models to provide a framework and factorization of a system of systems architecture for portfolio selection and evaluation. The approach is demonstrated in a simplified but end-to-end case study derived from the original data link interoperability analysis. The abstract approach employed can be applied to a much wider class of problems than data link interoperability.
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Systems of systems
Architecture
Systems engineering
Model
Transformation
Object orientation
Frame
Framework
Relational orientation
Relational structure
Interoperability
Interface
Link 16
Tactical data link
Capability based acquisition
Assessment of alternatives
Case study
Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified