To Execute the C4ISR Architecture Based on DoDAF and Simulink

In order to verify and evaluate the C4ISR systems before they are built, this paper proposes an approach to make the architecture developed by DoDAF executable. The model transformation technologies in model driven architecture are used to transform the architecture products, such as composite structure diagram, state machine diagram, activity diagram and sequence diagram, to single Simulink models and comprehensive Simulink models. The proposed approach can also effectively reuse the existing simulation blocks in the Simulink library to strengthen the ability of the generated Simulink model from architecture. Through the execution of the generated Simulink models, the data from the simulation can be used for the verificaiton and evaluation of the CRISR architecture. The case study shows the feasibility of the proposed approach.

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