Towards an Ontology for Collaboration in System of Systems Context

Abstract

There is considerable number of architectural frameworks and standards with many pertinent definitions of concepts that are often not compatible with each other, hindering collaboration, especially in the context of System of Systems (SoS). To address this issue, we propose an ontology for SoS that uses Object Process Methodology (OPM) ISO 19450 to facilitate collaboration among organizations with focus on safety aspects. The current effort focuses on the foundational extended taxonomy that uses a minimal set of terms to model system‐ and SoS‐related concepts and relations among them to streamline collaboration among involved SoS stakeholders, with focus on safety. The ontology is illustrated through an example of a self‐parking facility.

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