An architectural framework for distributed naval ship systems

OCEAN ENGINEERING

卷:147

Article

Brefort, Dorian¹  Shields, Colin¹  Jansen, Agnieta Habben²  Duchateau, Etienne²  Pawling, Rachel³  Droste, Koen²  Jasper, Ted²  Sypniewski, Michael¹  Goodrum, Conner¹  Parsons, Mark A.⁴  Kara, Mustafa Yasin⁴  Roth, Mark²  Singer, David J.¹  Andrews, David³  Hopman, Hans²  Brown, Alan⁴  Kana, Austin A.² 

[1] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[2] Delft Univ Technol, Delft, Netherlands

[3] UCL, London, England

[4] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

关键词: Early-stage design;    Distributed systems;    Complex systems;    Design taxonomy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.10.028

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper introduces a framework for analyzing distributed ship systems. The increase in interconnected and interdependent systems aboard modem naval vessels has significantly increased their complexity, making them more vulnerable to cascading failures and emergent behavior that arise only once the system is complete and in operation. There is a need for a systematic approach to describe and analyze distributed systems at the conceptual stage for naval vessels. Understanding the relationships between various aspects of these distributed systems is crucial for uninterrupted naval operations and vessel survivability. The framework introduced in this paper decomposes information about an individual system into three views: the physical, logical, and operational architectural representations. These representations describe the spatial and functional relationships of the system, together with their temporal behavior characteristics. This paper defines how these primary architectural representations are used to describe a system, the interrelations between the architectural blocks, and how those blocks fit together. A list of defined terms is presented, and a preliminary set of requirements for specific design tools to model these architectures is discussed. A practical application is introduced to illustrate how the framework can be used to describe the delivery of power to a high energy weapon.

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