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. © 2007 by Heather Hollon.
Recommended Citation
H. Hollon and C. H. Dagli, "The US Ballistic Missile Defense System: A Case Study in Architecting Systems-Of-Systems," 17th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2007 - Systems Engineering: Key to Intelligent Enterprises, vol. 3, pp. 1445 - 1452, Curran Assocciates, Inc., Dec 2007.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-160560119-9
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 Curran Assocaites Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2007
