Toward a Unified Foundation for Simulation-based Acquisition

Hessam S. Sarjoughian
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Computer Science & Engr.
Ira A. Fulton School of Engr.
Arizona State University
Brickyard Suite 501
699, South Mill Ave.
Tempe, Arizona, 85281-8809
U.S.A.
Phone: +1(480)965-3983
Fax: +1(480)965-2751
Email: Hessam.Sarjoughian@ASU.Edu
François E. Cellier
Institute of Computational Science
ETH Zürich
CH-8092 Zürich
Switzerland
Email: FCellier@Inf.ETHZ.CH

Abstract

Simulation-Based Acquisition (SBA) has become an important framework for the development of engineering systems of high complexity. It offers a rapid prototyping capability for the design and/or evaluation of engineering systems, the components of which are by themselves complex systems that may be manufactured by different vendors. Using SBA, the designers of such Systems of Systems can verify that the interplay between the component systems functions correctly and reliably. The paper stipulates that SBA is enabled by the synergism of three technologies, namely Modeling & Simulation (M&S), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Software Engineering (SE).

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