4.1.0 Systems Acceptance for SoS: Rail/Transit Case Studies

Abstract

Rail/Transit systems are effectively comprised of many layered and complex systems – hence a System of Systems (SoS). Upgrading, expanding and modernizing rail/transit systems becomes a complex endeavor as portions of a rail/network are modified and then must ultimately be accepted as a complete, operational system before being introduced/integrated back into the rest of the active rail network. The multi‐layered system acceptance creates challenges that relate to planning, modeling, contracting and deployment. SE practitioners across all industries are urged to join this SoS exchange based on rail/transit case studies and offer comparative or contrasting experiences from their domains.