ASSESSING MODULARITY OF OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES WITH EMPHASIS ON APPLICATION IN MISSILE TEST PROGRAMS
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Authors
Olson, Neil
Subjects
open system architecture
modularity
missile testing
model-based systems engineering
system architecture
systems of systems
modular open systems architecture
MOSA
weapons open system architecture
WOSA
hypersonics
systems engineering
test and evaluation
modularity
missile testing
model-based systems engineering
system architecture
systems of systems
modular open systems architecture
MOSA
weapons open system architecture
WOSA
hypersonics
systems engineering
test and evaluation
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Giachetti, Ronald E.
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2024-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The pace of technological development has created a need for open systems that can accommodate portfolios of technologies. Existing research has focused primarily on the development of modular systems that integrate mature technologies, and few studies exist regarding open systems that serve to accommodate experimental technology. This study addresses the problem of how to assess the modularity and openness of a system, particularly that of a missile component test bed. The purpose of this study is to present a method to evaluate a test system architecture to determine how modular and open it is. This study consists of a literature review, methodology proposal, methodology implementation, and an analysis of results. The literature review consists of works relevant to the assessment of modularity and openness. The proposed methodology incorporates model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and algorithms to assess modularity and openness. The proposed methodology is implemented on two theoretical systems and a test bed in four contexts. The results indicate that the proposed methodology is effective. The proposed measures capture modularity and openness. The MBSE framework provides an effective toolset to implement the assessment and generate inputs required to calculate modularity and openness metrics. Further work incorporating more metrics using existing features of MBSE applications should be explored. Potential improvements to MBSE applications should also be considered.
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