Revisiting "The Meaning of Of" as a Theory for Collaborative System of Systems
Authored by John Boardman, W Clifton Baldwin, Brian J Sauser
Date Published: 2017
DOI: 10.1109/jsyst.2015.2430755
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Abstract
At the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems of Systems
Engineering, Boardman and Sauser presented a set of characteristics
based on an integrative review of the literature. These characteristics
are the foundation of the Boardman-Sauser system of systems (SoS)
theory. We accept this theory as the basis of collaborative SoS and
desire a means to validate this assertion. While numerous simulations
have been published, the target SoS is usually a specific
implementation. These specialized simulations produce results applicable
primarily to the system under study but not necessarily SoS in general.
Simulating the mathematical model of the Boardman-Sauser SoS theory in
the form of an agent-based model produces results that can be compared
with chemical reactions. This paper contends that the formation
ofmolecules from atoms is an analog of systems forming any collaborative
SoS, which we call our molecule organization model. The result is a
supported logical argument that validates the Boardman-Sauser SoS theory
as definitive of a generic SoS with behavior applicable to collaborative
SoS. This paper seeks to provide a unique contribution to the SoS body
of knowledge by increasing our understanding of collaboration in an SoS,
so we may better understand their health, maintenance, replication, and
evolution.
Tags
Simulation
Cooperation
Management
Agent-based modeling (ABM)
architecture
Modeling approach
Organization
Molecules
System of systems
(sos)
Earth observation system
Of-systems
Toy model
Chemistry