# Presentation: 043316

## Developing A CoherentSystems-of-Systems Approachfor NASA Space Exploration

***Dr. William J. Reckmeyer***
- Chief Systems Scientist
- System-of-Systems EngineeringCenter of Excellence
- reckmeyer@sbcglobal.net
- 408-266-1613

##  Critical Institutional Issues- Shuttle Disasters = Public Visibility - Diffuse Mission-Focused Operations- Highly Fragmented Space Enterprise- Ineffective Use of Limited Resources
 Aldridge Commission Report- Long-Term Space Exploration Vision- Significant National Priority & Benefits- Agency-Wide NASA Transformation- Systems-of-Systems Approach

** ****Aldridge Commission Report**- Long-Term Space Exploration Vision- Significant National Priority & Benefits- Agency-Wide NASA Transformation- Systems-of-Systems Approach

- NASATransformation

##  Tasks & Responsibilities- DoD = Enterprise-Wide Transformation- Goal = Spiral Evolutionary Acquisition- Develop & Apply SoSE Methodology
 Lessons Learned- Acquisition = Linear/Fragmented Process- Improved Integration = Critical Need- SoSE = Major Evolution of Traditional SE- Expanded Role = Non-Technical Factors- Broad Evolving Emergent Characteristics

** ****Lessons Learned**- Acquisition = Linear/Fragmented Process- Improved Integration = Critical Need- SoSE = Major Evolution of Traditional SE- Expanded Role = Non-Technical Factors- Broad Evolving Emergent Characteristics

- DoD Systems-of-Systems Engineering Center of Excellence

## A Coherent Approach to aNASA SoSEI Capability

- SoSProduct

- SoSEI Process

- A Coherent Approach to aNASA SoSEI Capability

##  Space Exploration Vision & Program- National Benefits / Engage the Public- Knowledge - Growth - Security- Sustainability - Affordability - Credibility
 Evolving Nature of Future Conditions- Increasingly Complex Challenges- Mix of Technical & Non-Technical Issues- Enhanced Risks & Tighter Tolerances - Capability-Centric Requirements- Expanded Sets of Stakeholders

** ****Evolving Nature of Future Conditions**- Increasingly Complex Challenges- Mix of Technical & Non-Technical Issues- Enhanced Risks & Tighter Tolerances - Capability-Centric Requirements- Expanded Sets of Stakeholders

- NASASpace Exploration Vision

##  Hyper-Complex Systems-of-Systems- Multiple Independent Complex Systems- Coordinated Autonomous Operations- Mix of New/Legacy/Pipeline Components
 Enhanced Jointness & Integration- SoS Capability-Centric Performance  - Integrated Functional Interoperability- Comprehensive Adaptive Flexibility- Net-Centric Communication & Control- Intentional Redundancies & Back-Ups

** ****Enhanced Jointness & Integration**- SoS Capability-Centric Performance  - Integrated Functional Interoperability- Comprehensive Adaptive Flexibility- Net-Centric Communication & Control- Intentional Redundancies & Back-Ups

- NASA Space ExplorationSystems-of-Systems

##  New NASA Acquisition Framework- Capability-Based Acquisition- Rapid Spiral Evolutionary Development- Technical & Non-Technical Factors- SoS-Focused & System-Focused 
 SoSEI Methodological Process- Define = Broader SoSEI Specifications  - Design = Broader SoSEI Features  - Develop = Broader SoSEI Capabilities  - Deploy = Broader SoSEI Performance  - Support = Broader SoSEI Modifications  

** ****SoSEI Methodological Process**- Define = Broader SoSEI Specifications  - Design = Broader SoSEI Features  - Develop = Broader SoSEI Capabilities  - Deploy = Broader SoSEI Performance  - Support = Broader SoSEI Modifications

- NASA Systems-of-Systems Engineering & Integration

##  Agency-Wide Cultural Change- Vision-Focused NASA Enterprise- Self-Organizing Entrepreneurial Culture- Leverage Collaboration & Integration- NASA-Industry-Academe Partnerships 
 SoS Organizational Characteristics- SoS Engineering & Integration- SoS Management Processes- SoS Organizational Structure- SoS Integrative Funding Streams

** ****SoS Organizational Characteristics**- SoS Engineering & Integration- SoS Management Processes- SoS Organizational Structure- SoS Integrative Funding Streams

- NASA Systems-of-Systems Organizational Strategies