Table of Contents
PART 1. SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS, CONCEPTS AND PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Chapter 1. Systems of Systems: From Concept to Actual Development
1.1. Network omnipresence creating a worldwide environment
1.2. Increasing complexity of the environment
1.3. Towards a definition of the concept of system of systems
1.4. Control of the system of systems
1.5. Tools for the control of the system of systems
1.6. The need for standardization
1.7. The human factor in systems of systems
1.8. Budgetary aspects of the systems of systems
1.11. Appendix: system of systems' definitions in literature
Chapter 2. Emergence and Complexity of Systems of Systems
2.4. Genesis of concrete systems
2.5. Complexity of systems of systems
2.6. Systems of systems engineering
Chapter 3. Contractual Aspects of the Acquisition and Use of Systems of Systems
3.2. An integrated set of components of various natures
3.3. Combining people with diversified skills and their contributions
3.4. Commitments to coordinate
3.6. The most adapted legal strategies
Chapter 4. The Human Factor within the Context of Systems of Systems
4.2. Definition and epistemological aspects
4.4. Current human factors in systems engineering
4.6. Social sciences implemented within the context of systems of systems
4.7. Recognizable good practices in the field of organizations
Chapter 5. Space Communication and Observation System of Systems
5.1. The dual context of omnipresent information and the commoditization of space
5.2. The technical view: an interconnection of ground-based and space-borne systems
5.3. Search for functionality and capacity
5.4. A logic of exchange on an international scale
Chapter 6. Intelligent Transport Systems
6.1. The field of intelligent transport
Chapter 7. Systems of Systems in the Healthcare Field
7.2. From capability challenges to the design of systems of systems
7.3. Personal service, the main characteristic of systems within the healthcare field
7.4. Coordination of the medical and paramedical agents, in hospitals and in private practices
Chapter 8. Critical Infrastructure Protection
8.1. General context of critical infrastructure protection
8.3. Security systems of the future
Chapter 9. Globalization and Systemic Impacts
9.2. System of systems “globalization”
9.3. Beyond the concepts of systems
9.4. Globalization's impact on systems of systems engineering
9.6. Appendix: a summary of the properties of nonlinear dynamic systems
PART 2. SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, METHODS, STANDARDS AND TOOLS
Chapter 10. Methods and Tools for Systems of Systems Engineering
10.3. From architecture to detailed design: reference architectures
10.4. Requirement traceability and engineering tools
10.5. Reverse engineering and impact studies
10.6. Distributed simulation tools for model engineering
10.7. Global control of operational security via testability
10.8. Towards a virtuous circle of simulation-tests to control the tests
10.9. Collaborative work tools
Chapter 11. Model-driven Design and Simulation
11.3. Model-driven engineering
11.5. Conclusion and perspectives
Chapter 12. Standardization in the Field of Systems and Systems of Systems Engineering
12.3. Standards used in the field of systems and systems of systems
12.5. Implementation of standards in the context of systems of systems
12.8. Appendix A. Standard relative to business process modeling
12.9. Appendix B. Standard relative to the Web services business process execution language
12.10. Appendix C. Ontology definition metamodel specification
12.12. Appendix E. Standard relative to software-intensive systems architecture
12.13. Appendix F. Unified modeling language
12.14. Appendix G. Systems modeling language
12.15. Appendix H. Good practices of IT service management, ITIL
12.16. Appendix I. Standard relative to IT services management
12.17. Appendix J. Software engineering – Product quality
12.18. Appendix J.1. Standard ISO 9126, part 1, quality model
12.19. Appendix J.2. Standard ISO 9126, part 3, internal metrics
12.20. Appendix K. Standard on software product quality requirements and evaluation
12.21. Appendix L. Standard on the common criteria for IT security evaluation
12.22. Appendix M. Standard relative to a system's life cycle process
12.23. Appendix N. Standard relative to the processes for engineering a system
12.24. Appendix O. Standard for the application and management of the systems engineering process
12.25. Appendix P. Standard relative to software life cycle processes
12.26. Appendix Q. Standard relative to software measurement process
12.27. Appendix R. Standard relative to software product evaluation
12.28. Appendix S. Standard on systems engineering, product and design data exchange
12.29. Appendix T. Standard on the exchange of product model data, products life cycle support