SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Authors

  • C.J. Smith Interoperability Development Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • R. Oosthuizen Monz? Consultants, South Africa
  • H. Harris Interoperability Development Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • J.P. Venter Interoperability Development Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • C. Combrink Interoperability Development Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • J.H.S. Roodt Stone To Stars Limited, New Zealand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/23-2-329

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recently, defence capability development practices have moved towards approaches that include capability-based planning and traditional systems engineering methodologies. Internationally, defence force capability development efforts struggle to bring together intended capability &planning and actual systems on the ground [15], [18]. Smith & Oosthuizen [1] showed that the Capability Life Cycle and System Life Cycle can be unified through the use of System of Systems Engineering methodologies that include Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, Joint Architecture Management, Joint Knowledge Management, and Joint Operational Force Employment. The challenge is to ensure that the actual systems fielded accurately reflect the intended capability; requirements for traceability between the intended capability and the fielded systems must be preserved in the capability decomposition process. This paper proposes a capability decomposition approach that addresses this challenge.

AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Tendense in die ontwikkeling van milit

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

Smith, C., Oosthuizen, R., Harris, H., Venter, J., Combrink, C., & Roodt, J. (2011). SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING . The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.7166/23-2-329

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