TOOL AND TECHNIQUES – DANSE

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe DANSE (Design for Adaptability and evolutioN in Systems of systems Engineering) project (2011‐2015) presents one of the first key research innovation actions launched and funded by the FP7 program (INFSO‐ICT‐287716) in the frame of systems of systems engineering research. It addressed the development of new methods and tools supporting the Design for Adaptability and evolutioN in Systems of systems Engineering (SoSE). The DANSE consortium consists of 12 European organizations including large system integrators in the aerospace/ defence and electronics domain, engineering software tool vendors, and research organisations in the domain of embedded systems.The article provides an overview and short introduction to the large set of tangible results of the project. One of the key assets the project developed was a cohesive methodology that defines the role of SoSE as integral part of an evolutionary, adaptive, and iterative SoS lifecycle. The methods and tools elaborated along this methodology are based on the concept of contracts as semantically‐sound models for SoS interoperations allowing a step change in architecting approaches for SoS – supporting continuous and non‐disruptive constituent system integration.More public and detailed information about the project can be also obtained on the official DANSE website (www.danse‐ip.eu).