Utilizing Strategic Project Management Processes and the NATO Code of Best Practice to Improve Management of Experimentation Events

Systems engineering and project management are two core engineering management processes supported by core quantitative disciplines within engineering management problems. Traditional approaches to systems engineering focus on a single system being engineered and managed (i.e., project managed), while challenges addressing composition of systems of systems and the reuse of systems for new solutions require a strategic management approach that promote a process flow in which the outputs of one project (e.g., deliverables, knowledge, work documents) are captured for the benefit of other projects within and outside the project-based organization. Two other core processes of engineering management are therefore critical to be incorporated into this process flow: knowledge management and strategic management. Consequently, when applying complex simulation system or federations of simulation systems for experimentation, knowledge management and strategic management are needed. The NATO Code of Best Practice (COBP) for Command and Control Assessment is dealing with similar challenges. Within a project in support of PEO Soldier, Old Dominion University and the United States Military Academy developed new system engineering processes in support of system selection and orchestration that allow merging the knowledge and strategic management ideas with NATO\u27s recommended best practices

Exploring the Components of Dynamic Modeling Techniques

Upon defining the terms modeling and simulation, it becomes apparent that there is a wide variety of different models, using different techniques, appropriate for different levels of representation for any one system to be modeled. Selecting an appropriate conceptual modeling technique from those available is an open question for the practitioner. Existing methods for describing techniques do not capture enough information about the expressive potential of those techniques such that an appropriate selection decision can be made. A formal method to describe conceptual modeling techniques that captures enough about the technique to distinguish it from others is identified as a way to address this gap in the body of knowledge. Such a formal method is derived, and is given additional expressive strength in the special area of dynamic components of conceptual modeling techniques. Application of the formal method to actual conceptual modeling techniques is exhibited, and the capacity of the method to also identify the potential for extension of an existing method is also exhibited. Measures of merit, designed to evaluate the derived method, are tested and shown to be satisfied

Annual Research Report, 2009-2010

Annual report of collaborative research projects of Old Dominion University faculty and students in partnership with business, industry and governmenthttps://digitalcommons.odu.edu/or_researchreports/1001/thumbnail.jp

Proceedings, MSVSCC 2011

Proceedings of the 5th Annual Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference held on April 14, 2011 at VMASC in Suffolk, Virginia. 186 pp

Autonomie et reconfiguration des systèmes de systèmes tactiques

La complexité croissante des Systèmes de Systèmes et autres grandes fédérations d acteurs pose de nouvelles problématiques de conception et de réalisation. Cette complexité, induite par des structures de management toujours plus sophistiquées et un cycle de vie long, doit être maîtrisée au plus tôt dans la conception des entreprises. Cette maîtrise permet à l ensemble des intervenants au cours du cycle de vie d une entreprise d identifier ses points clés et de prendre confiance en sa capacité à atteindre ses objectifs. En particulier, il importe de savoir estimer les capacités de l entreprise à s adapter à des situations imprévues ou exceptionnelles afin d assurer ses missions en toutes circonstances. En réaction, de nouvelles démarches d ingénierie émergent. Elles s appuient sur la modélisation et la simulation de l architecture de ces systèmes aux différents stades de leur développement et de leur fonctionnement. Dans le cadre d une de ces démarches nommée IDEA, nous avons enrichi le langage de description d architecture avec des concepts et des mécanismes ayant pour but d adresser l adaptabilité et des capacités de reconfiguration des entreprises. Ces apports ont été expérimentés avec succès par prototypage et dans des contextes d affaires industrielles.As the complexity of large civilian and military Systems of Systems and system federations increases, new system architecture and engineering challenge emerge. This complexity is mainly due to intricate management structures and a long lifecycle, and needs to be mastered from the early stages of architecting. All engineering stakeholders need to identify the key aspects of the enterprise and gain confidence in its ability to fulfill its missions. To ensure that the enterprise is able to satisfy its objectives despite evolving situations, there is a need to focus on its capability to adapt through reconfiguration. New engineering approaches emphasize architecture modelling and simulation to tackle the complexity of the enterprise in all stages of its lifecycle in a flexible and global way. In the context of such an approach named IDEA, we updated the architecture description language to include concepts and mechanisms dedicated to the adaptability and reconfiguration of the enterprise. We also focused on ensuring model consistency. The results were experimented through prototyping and application on industrial affairs.BREST-SCD-Bib. electronique (290199901) / SudocSudocFranceF