A goal-based approach for modeling and simulation of different types of system-of-systems

作     者：FENG Yimin ZHOU Chenchu ZOU Qiang LIU Yusheng LYU Jiyuan WU Xinfeng FENG Yimin;ZHOU Chenchu;ZOU Qiang;LIU Yusheng;LYU Jiyuan;WU Xinfeng

作者机构：State Key Lab of CAD&CGZhejiang UniversityHangzhou 310027China Xi’an Aerospace Propulsion InstituteXi’an 710100China China Astronaut Research and Trainning CenterBeijing 100094China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics》 (系统工程与电子技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第34卷第3期

页      面：627-640页

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学科分类：0711[理学-系统科学] 08[工学] 080203[工学-机械设计及理论] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(61873236) the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LZ21F020003,LY18F030001) the Civil Aerospace Pre-research Project(D020101). 

主　　题：simulation systems agent-based modeling systemsof-systems(SoS) systems thinking 

摘      要：A system of systems(SoS)composes a set of independent constituent systems(CSs),where the degree of authority to control the independence of CSs varies,depending on different SoS types.Key researchers describe four SoS types with descending levels of central authority:directed,acknowledged,collaborative and virtual.Although the definitions have been recognized in SoS engineering,what is challenging is the difficulty of translating these definitions into models and simulation environments.Thus,we provide a goal-based method including a mathematical baseline to translate these definitions into more effective agent-based modeling and simulations.First,we construct the theoretical models of CS and SoS.Based on the theoretical models,we analyze the degree of authority influenced by SoS characteristics.Next,we propose a definition of SoS types by quantitatively explaining the degree of authority.Finally,we recognize the differences between acknowledged SoS and collaborative SoS using a migrating waterfowl flock by an agentbased model(ABM)simulation.This paper contributes to the SoS body of knowledge by increasing our understanding of the degree of authority in an SoS,so we may identify suitable SoS types to achieve SoS goals by modeling and simulation.