Research on emergence mechanism and framework of weapon system of systems

Emergence is a key concept of system engineering. This paper mainly focuses on the emergence mechanism and framework of weapon system of system (WSoS), which will affect the completion of combat missions. As a higher-level system consisting of various weapons, WSoS must have the property of emergence. Therefore, this paper takes typical emergence as the clue and establishes analysis frameworks for emergence mechanism, including component effect, structure effect, scale effect and environment effect. Meanwhile, the capability level evolvement is described based on the emergence mechanism of WSoS and some proposals are put forward aim to improve combat capabilities effectively. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the mechanism and framework proposed in this paper are proved by the example. More importantly, this paper hopes to provide a new method for WSoS to meet the needs of modern war.