Publications

Cranwell, Robert M.; Thompson, Bruce M.

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Hines, Valerie A.; Cranwell, Robert M.

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Hartman, Roger D.; Cranwell, Robert M.; Turman, Bobby N.

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Wavrik, Richard W.; Cranwell, Robert M.; Sorensen, Neil R.; Plunkett, Paul V.; Braithwaite, J.W.

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Cranwell, Robert M.; Campbell, James E.; Anderson, Dennis J.; Thompson, Bruce M.; Lawton, Craig R.; Shirah, Donald N.

Analyzing the performance of a complex System of Systems (SoS) requires a systems engineering approach. Many such SoS exist in the Military domain. Examples include the Army's next generation Future Combat Systems 'Unit of Action' or the Navy's Aircraft Carrier Battle Group. In the case of a Unit of Action, a system of combat vehicles, support vehicles and equipment are organized in an efficient configuration that minimizes logistics footprint while still maintaining the required performance characteristics (e.g., operational availability). In this context, systems engineering means developing a global model of the entire SoS and all component systems and interrelationships. This global model supports analyses that result in an understanding of the interdependencies and emergent behaviors of the SoS. Sandia National Laboratories will present a robust toolset that includes methodologies for developing a SoS model, defining state models and simulating a system of state models over time. This toolset is currently used to perform logistics supportability and performance assessments of the set of Future Combat Systems (FCS) for the U.S. Army's Program Manager Unit of Action.