GAMBAD: A Method for Developing Systems of Systems

Abstract

Despite the great number of Systems of Systems (SoS) being developed, building them still remains hard and difficult. Currently, there is a lack of methods capable of supporting architects for building an actual SoS. In this paper we introduce an original method called GAMBAD for developing an SoS from a practical point of view. Our method guides the development of SoS on top of a multi-agent layer supported by ontologies. We tested GAMBAD by building an SoS in the domain of Health Care. Early results show that by using our method, architects can develop an SoS faster and more accurately.