System, method and computer program product for developing a system-of-systems architecture model

摘要

A method is provided for developing an architecture model for a system-of-systems (SoS) that includes n system levels L 1 ... L n , each of which includes at least one component of the SoS. For at least i > 1, each system level L i includes at least one component of level L i-1 . The method includes developing an architecture model for at least one level of the SoS. For at least i > 1, the level L i-1 architecture model can be developed by developing a functional architecture model for level L i-1 , and thereafter transforming the level L i-1 functional architecture model into a physical architecture model for level L i-1 . The functional architecture model includes a functional and a logical structure for level L i-1 . And as such, the functional architecture model is developed based upon a concurrent functional and logical decomposition of a functional architecture model developed for level L i .