Robust Digital Information for Physically Large and Complex SoS: A Maritime Design Case Study

Abstract

This paper aims to contribute to understanding how physically large and complex systems of systems (SoS) can be digitally modeled. Ensuring the modeled SoS accurately represents real-world systems is challenging. Due to the significant amount of interaction these models have with the actors using them throughout the design lifecycle, their reliability can often be unpredictable and typically degrade unless constant verification and quality assurance protocols are followed. This paper aims to shed light on ways to address this concern, particularly by gleaming into how information systems (IS) can be made robust to aid in making data models less vulnerable to change.