Modeling and Simulation Support for System of Systems Engineering Applications

“...a much-needed handbook with contributions from well-chosen practitioners. A primary accomplishment is to provide guidance for those involved in modeling and simulation in support of Systems of Systems development, more particularly guidance that draws on well-conceived academic research to define concepts and terms, that identifies primary challenges for developers, and that suggests fruitful approaches grounded in theory and successful examples.”

                                                                                                 Paul Davis, The RAND Corporation

Modeling and Simulation Support for System of Systems Engineering Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the underlying theory, methods, and solutions in modeling and simulation support for system of systems engineering. Highlighting plentiful multidisciplinary applications of modeling and simulation, the book uniquely addresses the criteria and challenges found within the field.

• Cutting edge coverage of modeling and simulation within the field of system of systems, including transportation, system health management, space mission analysis, systems engineering methodology, and energy
• State-of-the-art advances within multiple domains to instantiate theoretic insights, applicable methods, and lessons learned from real-world applications of modeling and simulation
• The challenges of system of systems engineering using a systematic and holistic approach
• Key concepts, terms, and activities to provide a comprehensive, unified, and concise representation of the field
• A collection of chapters written by over 40 recognized international experts from academia, government, and industry
• A research agenda derived from the contribution of experts that guides scholars and researchers towards open questions

Foreword xi

List of Contributors xiii

Notes on Contributors xvii

List of Acronyms xxxi

Part I Overview and Introduction

1. Overview and Introduction to Modeling and Simulation Support for System of Systems Engineering Applications 3
Larry B. Rainey and Andreas Tolk

2. The Role of Modeling and Simulation in System of Systems Development 11
Mark W. Maier

Part II Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

3. Composability 45
Michael C. Jones

4. An Approach for System of Systems Tradespace Exploration 75
Adam M. Ross and Donna H. Rhodes

5. Data Policy Definition and Verification for System of Systems Governance 99
Daniele Gianni

6. System Health Management 131
Stephen B. Johnson

7. Model Methodology for a Department of Defense Architecture Design 145
R. William Maule

Part III Theoretical and Methodological Considerations with Applications and Lessons Learned

8. An Agent-Oriented Perspective on System of Systems for Multiple Domains 187
Agostino G. Bruzzone, Alfredo Garro, Francesco Longo, and Marina Massei

9. Building Analytical Support for Homeland Security 219
Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings, and Yung-Tsun Tina Lee

10. Air Transportation Systems 249
William Crossley and Daniel DeLaurentis

11. Systemigram Modeling for Contextualizing Complexity in System of Systems 273
Brian Sauser and John Boardman

12. Using Modeling and Simulation for System of Systems Engineering Applications in the European Space Agency 303
Joachim Fuchs and Niklas Lindman

13. System of Systems Modeling and Simulation for Microgrids Using DDDAMS 337
Aristotelis E. Thanos, DeLante E. Moore, Xiaoran Shi, and Nurcin Celik

14. Composition of Behavior Models for Systems Architecture 361
Clifford A. Whitcomb, Mikhail Auguston, and Kristin Giammarco

15. Joint Training 393
James Harrington, Laura Hinton, and Michael Wright

16. Human in the Loop in System of Systems (SoS) Modeling and Simulation: Applications to Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) Training 415
Saurabh Mittal, Margery J. Doyle, and Antoinette M. Portrey

17. On Analysis of Ballistic Missile Defense Architecture through Surrogate Modeling and Simulation 453
Tommer R. Ender, Philip D. West, William Dale Blair, and Paul A. Miceli

18. Medical Enhancements to Sustain Life during Extreme Trauma Care 479
L. Drew Pihera, Nathan L. Adams, Tommer R. Ender, and Matthew L. Paden

19. Utility: Problem-Focused, Effects-Based Analysis (aka Information Value Chain Analysis) 515
Thomas W. O’Brien and John F. Sarkesain

20. A Framework for Achieving Dynamic Cyber Effects through Distributed Cyber Command and Control/Battle Management (C2/BM) 531
John F. Sarkesain and Thomas W. O’Brien

21. System of Systems Security 565
Bharat B. Madan

Part IV Conclusions

22. Toward a Research Agenda for M&S Support of System of Systems Engineering 583
Andreas Tolk and Larry B. Rainey

Index 593

Larry B. Rainey, PhD, is Founder and Senior Partner at Integrity Systems and Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in modeling and simulation within missile defense and space operations domains. With more than 20 years of systems engineering experience, Dr. Rainey has also worked for the Missile Defense Agency and other U.S. Department of Defense organizations that address system of systems challenges. He has also been a visiting assistant professor of systems engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio and an assistant professor of systems engineering at the Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Andreas Tolk, PhD, is Chief Scientist of SimIS Inc., which provides modeling and simulation services, enterprise architecture knowledge, and integration solutions to its customers. Dr. Tolk is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University, as well as the author of Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation, which is published by Wiley.