Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Part I Overview and Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview and Introduction to Modeling and Simulation Support for System of Systems Engineering Applications; 1.1 MOTIVATION; 1.2 OBJECTIVE; 1.3 STRUCTURE OF THE HANDBOOK; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 The Role of Modeling and Simulation in System of Systems Development; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 SoS AND CATEGORIES OF SYSTEM; 2.3 IMPORTANT SYSTEMS AND CATEGORIES; 2.4 M & S IN THE SoS CATEGORY; 2.5 ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTION, AND DEVELOPMENT. 2.6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSREFERENCES; Part II Theoretical and Methodological Considerations; Chapter 3 Composability; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 MAIER'S ATTRIBUTES OF AN SoS; 3.3 CONCEPTUAL MODELING; 3.4 COMPOSABILITY, INTEROPERABILITY, AND INTEGRATABILITY; 3.5 THE LCIM; 3.6 CURRENT STANDARDS; 3.7 CURRENT RESEARCH; 3.8 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 An Approach for System of Systems Tradespace Exploration; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 BACKGROUND ON TSE; 4.3 SoS-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR TSE; 4.4 AN APPROACH FOR SoS TSE; 4.5 ILLUSTRATIVE CASE: ORDSS; 4.6 CHAPTER SUMMARY; REFERENCES. Chapter 5 Data Policy Definition and Verification for System of Systems Governance5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 BACKGROUND; 5.3 ROLE OF A DATA POLICY METHODOLOGY IN THE SoS GOVERNANCE; 5.4 DESIGN OF THE DATA POLICY METHODOLOGY; 5.5 EXAMPLE APPLICATION; 5.6 CONCLUSIONS; 5.7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 5.8 DISCLAIMER; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 System Health Management; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 DEFINITIONS; 6.3 SHM FOR A SYSTEM; 6.4 SHM MODELS, SIMULATIONS, AND USES; 6.5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SYSTEMS AND SoS; 6.6 SHM OF SoS; 6.7 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES. Chapter 7 Model Methodology for a Department of Defense Architecture Design7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 DoD ARCHITECTURE; 7.3 REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE; 7.4 MODEL TOOLING; 7.5 MODEL WORKFLOW; 7.6 DoDAF ALL VIEWS; 7.7 DoDAF OPERATIONAL VIEWS; 7.8 DoDAF SYSTEMS VIEWS; 7.9 DoDAF DATA AND INFORMATION VIEWS; 7.10 DoDAF STANDARDS VIEWS; 7.11 DoDAF SERVICES VIEWS; 7.12 DoDAF CAPABILITY VIEWS; 7.13 DoDAF PROJECT VIEWS; 7.14 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part III Theoretical and Methodological Considerations with Applications and Lessons Learned. Chapter 8 An Agent-Oriented Perspective on System of Systems for Multiple Domains8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 FROM LARGE-SCALE SYSTEMS TO SoS: MAIN M & S ISSUES; 8.3 M & S APPROACHES FOR SoS; 8.4 AN AGENT-ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE FOR SoS; 8.5 EXPLOITING THE AGENT-ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE: APPLICATION EXAMPLES IN MULTIPLE DOMAINS; 8.6 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 Building Analytical Support for Homeland Security; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 HOMELAND SECURITY AND SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS; 9.3 MODELING, SIMULATION, AND ANALYSIS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY; 9.4 KNOWLEDGE SHARING FRAMEWORK.

Features a comprehensive treatment on the use of modeling and simulation support for system of systems engineering as well as best practices in the industryModeling and Simulation Support for System of Systems Engineering Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the underlying theory, methods, and solutions in modeling and simulation support for system of systems engineering. Highlighting plentiful multidisciplinary applications of modeling and simulation, the book addresses the criteria and challenges found within the field. Beginning with a foundation of concepts, terms, and categor.