TY - JOUR
T1 - Model based systems engineering for system of systems using agent-based modeling
AU - Acheson, Paulette
AU - Dagli, Cihan
AU - Kilicay-Ergin, Nil
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported, in whole or in part, by the U.S. Department of Defense through the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) under Contract H98230-08-D-0171. SERC is a federally funded University Affiliated Research Center managed by Stevens Institute of Technology.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) follows a model centric approach in contrast to the traditional document centric approach. The complexity of SoS development lends itself nicely to a model centric approach, especially a model that can represent the independence of the systems that comprise the SoS. An agent-based model provides a framework where the SoS and each system are independent entities with individual dynamics and interactions. The System of Systems (SoS) development depends on contributions from the individual systems each having their own agenda and priorities. System-to-system interactions are often necessary to accomplish the overall objectives and capabilities of the SoS. This research investigates the SoS development of an Acknowledged SoS with its associated individual systems and represents this development in an Agent-Based Model (ABM). The ABM includes decision models for the individual system agents that capture system dynamics and system-tosystem negotiations as well as system to SoS negotiations. The ABM incorporates the key factors that influence SoS and individual systems dynamics and enables systems engineers to try different scenario inputs and analyze the overall dynamics.
AB - Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) follows a model centric approach in contrast to the traditional document centric approach. The complexity of SoS development lends itself nicely to a model centric approach, especially a model that can represent the independence of the systems that comprise the SoS. An agent-based model provides a framework where the SoS and each system are independent entities with individual dynamics and interactions. The System of Systems (SoS) development depends on contributions from the individual systems each having their own agenda and priorities. System-to-system interactions are often necessary to accomplish the overall objectives and capabilities of the SoS. This research investigates the SoS development of an Acknowledged SoS with its associated individual systems and represents this development in an Agent-Based Model (ABM). The ABM includes decision models for the individual system agents that capture system dynamics and system-tosystem negotiations as well as system to SoS negotiations. The ABM incorporates the key factors that influence SoS and individual systems dynamics and enables systems engineers to try different scenario inputs and analyze the overall dynamics.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.procs.2013.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.procs.2013.01.002
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84898730448
SN - 1877-0509
VL - 16
SP - 11
EP - 19
JO - Procedia Computer Science
JF - Procedia Computer Science
T2 - 11th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research, CSER 2013
Y2 - 19 March 2013 through 22 March 2013
ER -