| Abstract: | Methods, systems and computer program products to measure system
re-taskability are disclosed. The methods, systems and computer program
products may be used in the design of a new or redesign of an existing
System of Systems (SoS). Systems re-tasking (aka substitutability or
stand-in redundancy) is the process of using different systems to
substitute for non-operational systems to meet required functionality, or
using multi-function systems to fulfill higher-priority tasks. This
ability can increase the overall operational availability of the SoS; it
can also increase the adaptability and resilience of the SoS to unknown
or changing conditions. The disclosed methods, systems and computer
products include simulating an SoS over time, replacing systems that
become non-operational (or damaged) with systems that can fulfill the
same capability in order to maximize the SoS availability. |