Systems 2020 Applied Research

Abstract

Systems 2020 will set the technical foundation for the Department's system needs for the next decade. This initiative funds Office of the Secretary of Defense and Service research and development efforts in key technologies and tools for design and development of complex systems. The program seeks to develop enabling technologies that will support the rise of a new class of adaptable systems, and will spawn a new generation of engineering tools and markets that could revolutionize systems engineering practice. Systems 2020 research initiatives will investigate advanced engineering technologies and provide experimental platforms to assess the feasibility of proposed solutions. These areas include: (1) Multi-dimensional, multi-feature design and engineering tradespace analysis approaches computed rapidly, accurately and within an integrated environment; (2) Techniques to generate multiple alternative designs with data structures enabling modeling of lifecycle implications such as producibility and sustainability; and (3) Novel decision-making techniques that interface engineering and operational data and inputs while guarding against premature or stovepiped design choices. Together these efforts address opportunities to improve system adaptability and will develop techniques to balance design choices against costs for future adaptation precipitated by unexpected threats, changing missions, and disruptive technologies, while operating with far greater speed and agility.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0602250D8Z_2_0400_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Baseline adjustments are reflective of DoD priorities and requirements.
Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Demonstrations
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Platforms
  • Productivity
  • Systems Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Software Engineering.

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