# System of systems engineering
## MicroSim spec
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Constituent systems` · 2–12 · independent systems in the SoS
- `Interoperability` · 0–1 · fraction of interfaces that connect cleanly
- `Coupling` · 0–1 · degree of operational/managerial [[Coupling|coupling]]
### What animates
Independent system nodes connect via interfaces; the integrated graph fills in.
### Learning objective
Show how interoperability and coupling affect a system of independent systems.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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[[Complexity]] · `Enterprise_architecture` · [[Enterprise_systems_engineering]] · [[System]] · `System_of_systems` · [[Systems_engineering]] · `United_States_Department_of_Defense`
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_systems_engineering)
## Concept summary
[[System]]-of-Systems Engineering (SoSE) is a set of developing processes, tools, and methods for designing, re-designing and deploying solutions to System-of-Systems challenges.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to Systems Engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: System of systems engineering
const ARTICLE = "System_of_systems_engineering";
let p1, p2, p3;
function setup() {
createCanvas(720, 520);
pixelDensity(2);
// network-graph sim — create the three sliders described above:
// Constituent systems (2–12), Interoperability (0–1), Coupling (0–1).
// TODO: build labelled sliders in the control region (below the drawing region).
}
function draw() {
background(248);
// TODO: read p1/p2/p3; render the network-graph in the drawing region and respond live.
// TODO: HUD — title + en.wikitube.io/wiki/System_of_systems_engineering + control hints + live readouts.
}
```
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
> System of systems engineering (SoSE) is a set of developing processes, tools, and methods for designing, re-designing and deploying solutions to system-of-systems challenges. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_systems_engineering))
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_systems_engineering) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/System_of_systems_engineering)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[System_dynamics]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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