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2025 Index Open Journal of Systems Engineering 系统工程学报

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2026.3653144

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A Probabilistic Semantics for Defeasible Argumentation in Systems Validation 系统验证中可否定论证的概率语义

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2026.3668147

Daniel Shapiro;Nicholaos Jones;Jennifer Stenger Stevens;Bryan Mesmer

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Model-Based Systems Engineering Maturity Models—A Systematic Mapping Study 基于模型的系统工程成熟度模型——系统映射研究

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-04 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2026.3690231

Henriette Höfermann;Pascal Lünnemann;Kai Lindow

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Enhancing Model-Based Systems Engineering via Graph-Theoretic Partitioning and System Model Metrics 通过图论划分和系统模型度量增强基于模型的系统工程

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3628720

Lukas Macha;Julian Padget;Peter Ebner;Chris Brace

{"title":"Enhancing Model-Based Systems Engineering via Graph-Theoretic Partitioning and System Model Metrics","authors":"Lukas Macha;Julian Padget;Peter Ebner;Chris Brace","doi":"10.1109/OJSE.2025.3628720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJSE.2025.3628720","url":null,"abstract":"Verification, validation, and testing of complex cyber-physical systems, such as autonomous vehicles, have traditionally relied on document-intensive processes and physical prototypes. However, accelerated development timelines increasingly challenge the feasibility of these approaches. Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) offers a model-centric alternative that enables new forms of system analysis. This article presents a graph-based methodology for evaluating system modeling language system models using functional flow block diagrams and interface definitions. By transforming system functions into a functional dependence graph and applying community detection techniques, we derive three structural metrics: system complexity, system modularity, and system test effort. The methodology is applied to three case studies, an academic autonomous mobile robot and two industrial automotive propulsion systems, to explore its potential utility. Across these examples, the graph-based approach yielded improvements in all three metrics compared to traditional subject-matter-expert-based partitioning. The findings suggest that graph-based evaluation may support early-stage architectural reasoning and model refactoring in MBSE workflows, with further validation needed to confirm its broader applicability and practical impact.","PeriodicalId":100632,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering","volume":"3 ","pages":"55-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11224723","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145674683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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IEEE Open Journal Of Systems Engineering Information for Authors 面向作者的IEEE系统工程信息开放期刊

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3624522

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IEEE Open Journal Of Systems Engineering Information IEEE系统工程信息公开杂志

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3624520

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Early Fault Detection in Nuclear Systems: A Digital Engineering Approach 核系统早期故障检测：数字工程方法

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3562518

Maria Coelho;Kaleb Houck;Logan Browning;Piyush Sabharwall;Christopher Folmar;Jack Cavaluzzi;Patrick McClure;Jack Dunker

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Uncertainty and Sensitivity in the Development Lifecycle of Advanced Aerospace Systems 先进航空航天系统开发生命周期中的不确定性和敏感性

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3563149

Timothy L. Eddy;Christopher M. VanYe;Beatrice E. Li;Thomas L. Polmateer;Christopher P. Goyne;John Friend;David Barnes;Megan E. Gunn;Igor Linkov;David L. Slutzky;James H. Lambert

{"title":"Uncertainty and Sensitivity in the Development Lifecycle of Advanced Aerospace Systems","authors":"Timothy L. Eddy;Christopher M. VanYe;Beatrice E. Li;Thomas L. Polmateer;Christopher P. Goyne;John Friend;David Barnes;Megan E. Gunn;Igor Linkov;David L. Slutzky;James H. Lambert","doi":"10.1109/OJSE.2025.3563149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJSE.2025.3563149","url":null,"abstract":"Reliability and assurance of the research enterprise for the development and acquisition of advanced technologies is urgently needed. In particular, aerospace systems are susceptible to endogenous and exogenous disruptions throughout their lifecycles. A principled approach is needed to address sensitivity, trust, security, and risk in the research and development enterprise. A particular concern is for integrated hardware and software devices that are essential to aerospace systems. This article introduces a method for enterprise-level sensitivity analysis of emergent and future conditions that relies on scenario-based preferences to identify the conditions that are most disruptive to the systems acquisition schedule. We demonstrate the method via a comprehensive analysis for the acquisition of advanced hypersonic glide vehicle technologies using thirteen importance/ordering criteria, forty initiatives, and ten scenarios. The approach and results are applicable to reliability assurance and management for a variety of high technology systems. Additionally, the approach is applicable to enterprise reliability and assurance improvements for supply chains, manufacturing, maintenance, repair, etc.","PeriodicalId":100632,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering","volume":"3 ","pages":"24-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10972117","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144597696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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2024 Index IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Vol. 2 系统工程学报第2卷

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3530707

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The Extended Technology Readiness Level (eTRL): From Deployment to Obsolescence 扩展技术准备等级（eTRL）：从部署到淘汰

IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2025.3527288

Roshanak Rose Nilchiani;JD Caddell;Hossein Basereh Taramsari

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