Modeling Methods for Combat System-of-Systems: A Survey

The Combat System-of-Systems (CSoS) have become the core organization form of modern warfare. Modeling of CSoS is a favorable means of understanding CSoS. This study summarizes the research progress of CSoS modeling and analysis from the perspective of multi-view architecture, entity and complex network. Complex network method can reveal the behavior and essential properties of complex systems, and has become the mainstream method for complex system modeling and analysis. In terms of CSoS modeling based on complex network, we focus on summarize the combat network modeling methods based on single-layer heterogeneous network, multilayer network, dynamic network, and high-order network. In addition, this study presents some points of view on the trend and focus of future research on CSoS networked modelling.