Selection process for commercial-off-the-shelf products used as defence equipment

Mathopo, Sonia

doi:10.1109/afrcon.2017.8095565

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“…However, there is a tendency towards more versatile, flexible, and low-cost general-purpose hardware/software components [21,22]. The latest research reconfirms this, showing that real-time emerging applications need to be built upon more adaptive, immediately available, and reconfigurable/reprogrammable hardware/software components [23][24][25][26].…”

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COTS-Based Architectural Framework for Reliable Real-Time Control Applications in Manufacturing

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The challenge of keeping the development and implementation of real-time control systems reliable and efficient and at the same time, low-cost and low-energy, is getting harder. This is because system designers and developers are faced with the dependability, inflexibility and often high-cost of specialized or custom-built hardware and software components. This research attempts to tackle issues such as the reliability and efficiency of real-time control systems and advance further the current state-of-the-art. For this purpose, a strong emphasis is placed on finding novel efficient solutions based on standardized and commercially available off-the-shelf hardware/software components. In this direction, this research applies credible and feasible methodologies (e.g., model-based design, component-based design, formal verification, real-time scheduling, prototyping, and validation) in an innovative enhanced way. As an important outcome, a versatile integrative design approach and architectural framework (VIDAF) is proposed, which supports the development and implementation of reliable real-time control systems and applications using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. The feasibility and applicability of the proposed system’s architecture are evaluated and validated through a system application in embedded real-time control in manufacturing. The research outcomes are expected to have a positive impact on emerging areas such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

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COTS-Based Architectural Framework for Reliable Real-Time Control Applications in Manufacturing

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“…While COTS allows us to take advantage of the rapid pace of technologies available on the market, there are significant risks associated with the use of COTS products in military systems (Alford, 2001). According to Mathopo & Marnewick (2017), COTS products may not reach the failure rates required of military equipment.…”

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A morphological approach to reviewing the literature on evaluation and selection of Commercial-Off-The- Shelf equipment for Defense

Fontenelle,

Borsato

2022

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To reduce the time and costs associated with the lifecycle of military equipment for continued operational effectiveness, Departments of Defense purchase Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products. In this way, design and development costs are passed on to the manufacturer. At the same time, it is possible to take advantage of the rapid pace of technological advances in the industry. However, due to the nature of Defense equipment, COTS must be carefully evaluated and selected to mitigate the risks associated with entering government stockpile products that do not perform as intended or fail prematurely throughout their lifecycle. The present study develops an analytical framework to consolidate the prevailing research on COTS selection and evaluation for Defense use, identifies gaps, and proposes future research. We adopted a morphological analysis approach to systematically review the identified studies. We create a morphological structure with five dimensions specified by the Input-Process-Outcome (IPO) approach; it functions as a repository of the literature and allows the researcher to make changes as the literature portfolio grows, given its flexible representation and modularity.

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Selection process for commercial-off-the-shelf products used as defence equipment

Cited by 2 publications

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COTS-Based Architectural Framework for Reliable Real-Time Control Applications in Manufacturing

COTS-Based Architectural Framework for Reliable Real-Time Control Applications in Manufacturing

A morphological approach to reviewing the literature on evaluation and selection of Commercial-Off-The- Shelf equipment for Defense

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