System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
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<strong>System</strong> Dynamics Modeling• <strong>System</strong> Dynamics (SD) is amacro-level top-downapproach to modelingphenomena at high levels <strong>of</strong>abstraction and aggregation• SD models portray thestructure <strong>of</strong>interrelationships betweenvariables with flows andstocks– Stocks are the variables inthe system– Flows represent change• Methods for rapid modelconstruction and validationare neededWealth<strong>of</strong> TCCMoneyin terrorcentersMoneygiven outto TMCExcitementHumanagentTerrortargetsTCmoneyTCCmoneyTerrorCentersABM:humaninteractionswith TCs andtargets<strong>System</strong>dynamics:Terroristfunding<strong>System</strong> Dynamics Handles Complexity with a Top-Down View <strong>of</strong> the WorldDeveloping Methods and Techniques for <strong>System</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>System</strong>s <strong>Engineering</strong>Dr. Dimitri Mavris, dimitri.mavris@ae.gatech.edu35