TY - JOUR
T1 - Formation of collaborative system of systems through belonging choice mechanisms
AU - Baldwin, W. Clifton
AU - Ben-Zvi, Tal
AU - Sauser, Brian J.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - The designation System of Systems (SoS) applies to many types of system structures. We consider a collaborative SoS, which forms through the apparent voluntary decisions of its component systems. However, many collaborative SoS do not possess the intellectual capacity to make human-like decisions. To understand the formation of SoS better, properties are modeled mathematically. An agent-based model (ABM) simulation validates the model via a mock chemical reaction of atoms forming molecules. In the engineering and management of these systems, this information allows better decisions that support or deny SoS formation.
AB - The designation System of Systems (SoS) applies to many types of system structures. We consider a collaborative SoS, which forms through the apparent voluntary decisions of its component systems. However, many collaborative SoS do not possess the intellectual capacity to make human-like decisions. To understand the formation of SoS better, properties are modeled mathematically. An agent-based model (ABM) simulation validates the model via a mock chemical reaction of atoms forming molecules. In the engineering and management of these systems, this information allows better decisions that support or deny SoS formation.
KW - Decision making
KW - game theory
KW - modeling
KW - simulation
KW - systems engineering
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U2 - 10.1109/TSMCA.2011.2164522
DO - 10.1109/TSMCA.2011.2164522
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84862527163
SN - 1083-4427
VL - 42
SP - 793
EP - 801
JO - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
JF - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans
IS - 4
M1 - 6022808
ER -