Abstract:

Architecture modeling using the super-network theory has been an important developing trend for description,evaluation and evolution analysis of system of systems. However, the proposed super-network models are still in the period of conception exploration. There are some limitations such as complex relation descriptions or co-influence mechanisms between the attributes and topology structures. The research situation of super-network modeling for architecture is summarized. Then, an approach about architecture modeling using the super-network based on granular computing is proposed. This method can integrate the topology structure with attributes using a granulation model descripted as a four tuples formalization. Moreover, it constructs the complex relations of the architecture for equipment system of systems using the super-network, based on which the relationship between the topology structure,activity,behavior and capability can be built synthetically. Finally, the granular model and the super-network model can be unified together with the super-edge.