Abstract
AbstractNowadays, more and more engineering solutions are built by integrating Commercial‐Of‐The‐Shelf (COTS) products rather than building subsystems from scratch. The selection of COTS for defence acquisition and upgraded projects presents a great challenge to systems engineers due to the rapidly changing nature of electronic systems, particularly those related to sensors, combat and mission systems, weapons and countermeasures, avionics, and communications. This paper explores the issues associated with the selection of COTS subsystems to be integrated into a larger system. When the total number of COTS components of the same kind to be procured is very low, such as one unit, there are additional constraints impacting the selection and procurement process. A case study is presented based on the development of the Systems Integration Sandpit (SIS) for exploring systems integration issues, fostering model‐based systems engineering and systems engineering education.
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