Architecting Principles for Systems-of-Systems

Maier, M.W. 1998. "Architecting Principles for Systems-of-Systems." Systems Engineering. 1 (4): 267-284.

Usage

This source is considered a primary reference for the following articles:

• Types of Systems
• Groupings of Systems
• Systems of Systems (SoS)
  • Architecting Approaches for Systems of Systems

Annotation

Maier examined the meaning of SoS in detail and used a characterization approach to create a definition (Maier 1998, 267-284). In this paper, the five characteristics of, or criteria for, systems of systems (SoS) are defined. It is the most frequently cited paper for SoS definition.

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