Littoral undersea warfare: a case study in process modeling for functionality and interoperability of complex systems

Bindi, V., Strunk, J., Baker, J., Bacon, R., Boensel, M., Shoup, F. and Vaidyanathan, R. (2007) Littoral undersea warfare: a case study in process modeling for functionality and interoperability of complex systems. International Conference on Managing and Engineering in Complex Situations (MECS 2007), Norfolk, USA. 21 - 23 Oct 2007. 23 pp .

Abstract

The goal of this work was to demonstrate the application of a process modeling approach to architect a system of systems (SoS) capable of conducting anti-submarine (undersea) warfare (ASW) operations projecting to the year 2025. Process modeling is a methodology for architectural analysis for complex systems whose operation is characterized by “processes” whose sequential execution may be scaled-up to understand overall system behaviour. It is ideally suited to address complexity and interoperability issues of an ASW SoS. New contributions of this work include: the successful implementation of a process modeling approach to architect an ASW SoS, and a cohesive set of results analyzing operation of an ASW SoS as a series of processes with future projections to the year 2025. We believe this work may serve as a foundation for future systems engineering research addressing the interoperability and performance of complex systems of systems whose function is closely tied to time-dependent processes, with particular application for military and security systems.

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