{"title":"Systems feasibility study for implementing electric vehicles into urban environments","authors":"C. Reininger, J. Salmon","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116838","url":null,"abstract":"Electric Vehicles (EV) are a rising alternative to standard combustion vehicles because of their energy cost savings and reduced carbon emissions. However, EVs come with limitations such as limited driving range and potentially long recharge times. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of implementing an electric vehicle system into an urban environment with a high population density. Using data provided by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, models are developed and generated to simulate driver shifts and analyze system level impacts from EVs on driver behavior. The models evaluate the number of charge events over the course of a shift and calculate the potential revenue lost to missed fares during charge intervals. Across the system, the results indicate that for a majority of NYC taxi drivers, EVs can be implemented without significant changes in driver behavior, while providing an economic and environmental advantage over current combustion vehicles. These preliminary findings can be used to support implementing such a system in urban environments and these models could be used as a template toward analyzing EV taxi potential in other cities.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"141 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123248043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Sitaram, H. L. Phalachandra, S. Gautham, V. SwathiH., T. Sagar
{"title":"Energy efficient data center management under availability constraints","authors":"D. Sitaram, H. L. Phalachandra, S. Gautham, V. SwathiH., T. Sagar","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116780","url":null,"abstract":"Due to increasing power consumption and cost, data center energy conservation has become increasingly important. As a result, a number of algorithms for optimizing compute, storage, and networking have been devised. However, these algorithms focus on job distribution based upon optimizing energy efficiency, and do not take availability into consideration. For example, if there are 3 servers, allocating workloads based only upon energy efficiency may result in consolidation of the workload into only 1 server, resulting in a single point of failure. This paper outlines the importance of availability and designs a hill climbing algorithm to prevent failure zone failure and hence also reduce the energy consumption by the datacenter.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123390656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"System design issues for future in-vehicle Ethernet-based time- and safety-critical networks","authors":"A. Diarra, A. Zimmermann","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116730","url":null,"abstract":"Timing behavior predictability is a necessary real-time requirement for future switched Ethernet-based networks in the automotive and similar domains. Schedulability of such safety- and time-critical networks has to be guaranteed. The paper proposes a system architecture for future Ethernet-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and analyzes its timing requirements on transmission and forwarding deadlines. It studies the schedulability for strict priority combined with earliest deadline first (EDF) scheduling. For that, conditions on bandwidth utilization factors guaranteeing schedulability in the whole network are formally determined.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123006432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Kasperek, Lukas Bermond, S. Maisenbacher, M. Zaggl, C. Raasch, M. Maurer
{"title":"Structure-based System Dynamics Analysis - a case study of line process optimization","authors":"D. Kasperek, Lukas Bermond, S. Maisenbacher, M. Zaggl, C. Raasch, M. Maurer","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116738","url":null,"abstract":"Process optimization is an ongoing challenge for a lot of systems engineers and the need for change increases constantly. Here we address the problem of adjustment in line processes by using System Dynamics combined with a Multiple-Domain Matrix. Data from a case study of line processes of an industry partner is used as an empirical basis. The implications from the results of the model are used for adjusting the line processes of the industry partner. The paper contributes by demonstrating the utility of the developed method combination for line process adjustment.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132311294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Bauer, Patrick Bosch, N. Chucholowski, F. Elezi, S. Maisenbacher, U. Lindemann, M. Maurer
{"title":"Complexity costs evaluation in product families by incorporating change propagation","authors":"W. Bauer, Patrick Bosch, N. Chucholowski, F. Elezi, S. Maisenbacher, U. Lindemann, M. Maurer","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116726","url":null,"abstract":"Platform-based product families have become an important strategy in many industries as a wide range of products can be offered to the customers while achieving economies of scale in design and manufacturing. During the life cycle of a product family, the amount of derived product variants increase due to numerous internal and external driven reasons. This leads to additional complexity within the product family as variety and the dynamics raise. This paper presents an approach to evaluate the additional complexity costs, originating from changes within the product family. The approach combines change-propagation methods with cost calculation methods. The approach differentiates between costs based on changes of existing variants and costs based on changes leading to substituting or additional variants. Variety-inducing change drivers are assigned to affected product components and functions. All affected components, especially the indirectly changed-ones, are identified by domain-spanning change propagation. This incorporates geometrical and functional dependencies between components. Running as well as one-time expenses are determined by a process-based costing system taking into account the required additional processes and their duration to handle the added complexity. The approach is implemented into a software tool, using data of an industrial product family. An industrial case study is conducted for evaluation of the approach and the tool. Exemplary changes showed that the amount of cost caused by indirect changed components represents about half of the total complexity costs.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128695436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated Value Engineering - adapted approach to assess different concepts of a jet engine","authors":"S. Maisenbacher, M. Stanglmeier, F. Behncke","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116762","url":null,"abstract":"A jet engine is defined by several system properties like weight, production costs or the specific fuel consumption which all play a significant role in the lifecycle costs of an airplane. These system properties can be converted into each other. With rising fuel costs, the reduction of the specific fuel consumption is a key focus in the development of new jet engines. In this work, the view of specific fuel consumption in the development was adapted into a new structure based cost management approach called Integrated Value Engineering (IVE). The idea of this work was to assess newly generated solutions for an interface of two jet engine subsystems in terms of several system properties, which influence the lifecycle costs of the system. Therewith the approach supports industry in the assessment of alternative concepts and conceptual decisions.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125596119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A taxonomy for enterprise architecture framework","authors":"Bob Stroud, A. Ertas","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116853","url":null,"abstract":"This paper exposes Enterprise Architecture (EA) taxonomy work in process in support of research in the use of EA Frameworks (EAFs) to address complexity in enterprise design.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"345 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126232983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Dahmann, A. Jakobsson, Kristen J. Baldwin, D. Bertrand
{"title":"Recommended practice: Systems of systems considerations in the development of systems","authors":"J. Dahmann, A. Jakobsson, Kristen J. Baldwin, D. Bertrand","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116805","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the results of an international collaboration under The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP), an international organization which collaborates on technical exchange and shared research. Developed under the Systems of Systems Work Stream of the Technical Panel on Systems Engineering and Modernization. Using ISO 15288 as a framework for integrating across the practical experiences of the nations, these recommended practices bring together the collective knowledge from across the US, UK, Canada and Australia on the SoS considerations that need to be addressed at key points in the system development process. The recommended practices are intended for use by systems engineers, program managers and acquisition oversight organizations in government and industry engaged in the development of defense systems in particular, but apply generally across large systems in other domains as well. The recommended practices were developed over a three year process of iterative development with activities in each nation with each iteration to review, apply and refine the information along with open input from industry and academia.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"121 49","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113944846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shift planning and scheduling for IT service operations management","authors":"V. K. Rai, Praveen Chandak","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116824","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports initial work done on the development of a framework for shift planning and scheduling in IT service operations management (ITSM). The framework includes effort and workforce (Full Time Equivalents) estimation, scheduling & shift planning and shift allocation. In order to accomplish this framework this paper considers 3 sets of data. Standard parameters for effort calculation, which includes available time for work as well as time spent on leaves and training per team member; application support window data; and data relating to application incident details. This paper succinctly describes a Java based application that implements this framework.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116081041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Precision timing on low-cost Linux microcomputers","authors":"G. Duggan, P. Young","doi":"10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2015.7116795","url":null,"abstract":"Recent years have seen a significant number of low-cost (sub-$100) Linux-based microcontroller systems introduced to the market. Initially targeted to the educational and hobbyist markets, the low cost, small physical package, low power consumption and high compute capability of these microcontrollers has made them interesting to research and technical communities. Many of the applications these platforms are being used for require precise timing to measure physical phenomena and coordinate with other computers.","PeriodicalId":251318,"journal":{"name":"2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122125892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}