Abstract:

The operation capability of weapon system of systems (SoS) is the behavior which is the result of interactions and cooperation between the constituted systems of SoS. The frequent variable interactions of substitutes in the microscopic level are the main source of uncertainty inherent to the capability of modern warfare SoS. How to direct the emergent behaviors to help accomplishing the tasks of SoS is a challening topic for SoS engineering study.A novel method which combines the parallel executing method and complexity connection analysis is proposed. These provide a feasible way to steer the emergent behaviors and emergent phenomena according to the holistic goal of macroscopic level during the SoS evolutionary process, as well as give a reference for exploring the innovational SoS architecture.