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. 2013-09-04 15:46:52 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