"Systems of Systems" are systems whose components are themselves
complex systems such that the combined behavior of these components
cannot be easily understood or explained in terms of the behaviors of
the individual components. Examples of such systems are increasingly
common across a variety of technological domains including aerospace,
defense, automotive and energy generation/distribution. The CERN LHC
very clearly exhibits key characteristics of a SoS. Technical challenges encountered by
engineers responsible for the development or modification of a SoS
in other technological domains are also likely to be challenges
for CERN engineers, especially as the accelerator technology is pushed
towards operation at higher energy levels. Following a brief
introduction to the Systems of Systems concept, this seminar will
describe some on-going research by Critical Systems Labs with industry
partners to address specific challenges of developing and modifying
Systems of Systems. This includes the use of computer-readable
modelling languages such as AADL to represent the high level
architecture of a System of Systems at an appropriate level of abstraction.
ATS Seminars Organisers: H. Burkhardt (BE), M. Modena (TE), T. Stora (EN)
Coffee / tea will be served after the seminar outside the auditorium