Bond graph modeling of a class of system of systems

Abstract

In this paper, a modeling method for a class of system of systems (SoS) is proposed based on the Bond graph modeling approach. A SoS is a large-scale integrated system which is composed of many complex systems called component systems (CSs). Most of the existing SoS models are based on the organizational modeling approach, and the behavioral models of the physical CSs are not considered. Thus, a unified multilevel model of a SoS is developed which combines the organizational and behavioral modeling approaches using Bond graph. The proposed modeling approach is applied to model an Intelligent transportation system (ITS) considering traffic dynamic in a platoon of Intelligent autonomous vehicles (IAVs).