Presented is a novel framework for interactive systems architecture definition at early design stages. It incorporates graph‐theoretic data structures, entity relationships, and algorithms that enable the systems architect to operate interactively and simultaneously in different domains. It explicitly captures the “zigzagging” of the functional reasoning process, including not only allocated, but also the derived functions. A prototype software tool, AirCADia Architect, was implemented, which allowed the framework to be demonstrated to and tried hands‐on by practicing aircraft systems architects. The tool enables architects to effectively express their ideas when interactively synthesizing new architectures, while still retaining control over the process. The proposed approach was especially acknowledged as the way forward for rationale capture.

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复杂系统的交互架构的计算框架

在早期设计阶段，提出了一种用于交互式系统体系结构定义的新颖框架。它结合了图论数据结构，实体关系和算法，使系统架构师可以在不同领域中交互并同时进行操作。它明确地捕获了功能推理过程的“锯齿形”，不仅包括已分配的功能，还包括派生的功能。实施了原型软件工具AirCADia Architect，使该框架可以通过实践飞机系统架构师进行演示并进行实际操作。该工具使架构师可以在交互式合成新架构时有效地表达自己的想法，同时仍然保持对流程的控制。提出的方法尤其被认为是获取基本原理的方法。