Command, Control, Communication and Information Architectural Analysis via System-of-Systems Engineering

Abstract

An architectural analysis model is presented and de monstrated that is built from a System-of-Systems Engineering process model. The analysis subject is the design of Command, Control, Communications, and Information (C3I) services for a campaign of crewed and robotic lunar surface missions. Agent models represent constituent systems and generate interactions at multiple levels of fidelit y and in multi-layered networks. The analysis capabilities of the object-oriented tool a llow users to evaluate performance metrics and solution structure at multiple levels and inclu ding multiple attributes simultaneously. A sample of exercised analyses and ensuing results pr esented shows how informed decisionsupport can be improved by executing studies within and across many integrated system-ofsystems architecture solutions for Lunar C3I design. Once enabled with further model fidelity and analysis capability development, as dr iven by customer needs and feedback, the capabilities of the developed tool can fulfill the needs of architectural analysis for C3I design investigation within lunar surface operations domai n.