Title :
Engineering Systems of Systems
Author :
Lewis, Grace ; Morris, Ed ; Place, Pat ; Simanta, Soumya ; Smith, Dennis ; Wrage, Lutz
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Inst., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
Over the past decade, the focus of much effort in systems development has evolved from the development of individual self- contained systems to the integration of large-scale systems of systems (SoS) that are constantly evolving to address new user needs. Because these types of systems of systems no longer have a single controlling authority, have components that are developed and evolve independently, and as a result cannot be specified by a top-down set of requirements, the methods for engineering them need to be modified from the methods for engineering traditional systems. This paper identifies the characteristics of SoS, proposes a SoS life cycle, and identifies some considerations for requirements engineering in an SoS environment.
Keywords :
systems analysis; systems engineering; SoS life cycle; engineering systems of systems; engineering traditional systems; systems development; Automotive engineering; Control systems; Ice; Intelligent networks; Intelligent transportation systems; Large-scale systems; Medical services; Road vehicles; Software engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Requirements Engineering; System of Systems; System of Systems Characteristics; System of Systems Life Cycle;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference, 2008 2nd Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2149-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2150-3
DOI :
10.1109/SYSTEMS.2008.4519005