The US Ballistic Missile Defense System: A Case Study in Architecting Systems-of-systems
Abstract
Systems-of-Systems (SoS) engineering for modern complex systems is one of the most difficult challenges facing today's engineer. This paper provides a detailed case study of architecting for a major modern SoS: the US Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The BMDS is a massive SoS that encompasses several existing and new missile defense programs on a variety of platforms covering most of the world. This paper includes a review of currently defined practices for architecting SoS, a discussion of how the BMDS was architected, and then suggestions for architecting future additions to the program.
Recommended Citation
C. H. Dagli and H. L. Hollon, "The US Ballistic Missile Defense System: A Case Study in Architecting Systems-of-systems," Proceedings of the 2007 INCOSE International Symposium, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Jan 2007.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
SoS; US Ballistic Missile Defense System; Systems-Of-Systems
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2007
