Systems Architecture Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/systems-engineering/systems-architecture-ontology.html

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Systems Architecture

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Systems Engineering

CORE_DEFINITION
    Systems Architecture is the systems-engineering discipline concerned
    with defining the structural, functional, logical and physical
    organisation of a system, including components, subsystems, interfaces,
    behaviours, allocations, constraints and architectural decisions.

CORE_COMPONENTS
    System Architecture
    Architectural View
    Functional Architecture
    Logical Architecture
    Physical Architecture
    System Function
    Component
    Subsystem
    Interface
    Allocation
    Constraint
    Architecture Decision
    Architecture Baseline

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Systems Architecture approximately_equals Structured Organisation of System Functions, Components and Interfaces
    Functional Architecture does_not_equal Physical Architecture
    Logical Component does_not_equal Physical Component
    Architecture does_not_equal Configuration
    Interface does_not_equal Component
    Allocation does_not_equal Implementation

RELATIONSHIPS
    Systems Engineering contains Systems Architecture Ontology
    Stakeholder Need informs Architectural Concern
    System Requirement constrains Architecture
    Functional Architecture organises System Functions
    Logical Architecture organises Logical Elements
    Physical Architecture organises Physical Components
    Architecture allocates Functions to Elements
    Component interacts_through Interface
    Architecture Decision selects among Alternatives
    Architecture Baseline identifies Approved Architecture State

CONSTRAINTS
    Functional, logical and physical architectures must remain distinct.
    Logical and physical components must remain distinct.
    Architecture and configuration must remain distinct.
    Interfaces and components must remain distinct.
    Allocation and implementation must remain distinct.
    System boundary must remain explicit.
    Architecture version and baseline must remain explicit.
    Requirement-to-architecture traceability must remain explicit.
    Modelled and implemented architecture states must remain distinct.
    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF Requirement R constrains Function F
    AND Architecture A contains F
    THEN requirement_architecture_trace_possible R -> F -> A

    IF Function F AND Component C
    AND Architecture allocates F to C
    THEN function_component_allocation_possible F -> C

    IF Interface I connects Component A and Component B
    THEN dependency_path_possible A -> I -> B

    IF Architecture Decision changes
    THEN affected_allocations_interfaces_and_verification_require Applicability Review

    IF Architecture Baseline changes
    THEN previous_integration_evidence_requires Applicability Review

    IF Logical Architecture satisfies Requirement
    THEN DO_NOT_INFER Physical Implementation satisfies Requirement

RECURSIVE_SYSTEMS_ARCHITECTURE_LOOP
    Define System Boundary
        ->
    Identify Stakeholder Concerns
        ->
    Identify Architectural Requirements
        ->
    Define Architectural Views
        ->
    Define System Functions
        ->
    Develop Functional Architecture
        ->
    Define Logical Elements
        ->
    Develop Logical Architecture
        ->
    Define Physical Components
        ->
    Develop Physical Architecture
        ->
    Allocate Functions to Elements
        ->
    Define Internal Interfaces
        ->
    Define External Interfaces
        ->
    Define Constraints
        ->
    Identify Architecture Alternatives
        ->
    Perform Trade Studies
        ->
    Record Architecture Decisions
        ->
    Evaluate Requirement Traceability
        ->
    Evaluate Interface Consistency
        ->
    Establish Architecture Baseline
        ->
    Compare Architecture with Implementation
        ->
    Update Systems-architecture State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        System
        Boundary
        Requirement
        Function
        View
        Logical Element
        Physical Component
        Subsystem
        Interface
        Allocation
        Constraint
        Decision
        Baseline

    OBSERVE
        Detect systems-architecture entities.

    EXTRACT
        Boundary
        Requirement
        Function
        Architecture
        View
        Element
        Component
        Interface
        Allocation
        Decision

    CLASSIFY
        Functional Architecture
        Logical Architecture
        Physical Architecture
        Internal Interface
        External Interface
        Architectural Constraint
        Architecture Decision

    VALIDATE
        Check system identity, architecture version, baseline, interfaces and traceability.

    MODEL
        Construct supported systems-architecture representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate decomposition, allocation, dependencies, interfaces and constraints.

    VERIFY
        Compare architecture with requirements and implemented evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated architecture evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Traceable architectural requirements
        architecture_confidence += high

    Version-controlled interface definitions
        integration_confidence += high

    Explicit function allocations
        allocation_confidence += high

    Missing architecture version
        evidence_applicability_confidence -= high

    Unresolved interface definition
        integration_confidence -= high

    Missing allocation rationale
        architecture_decision_confidence -= moderate

    Logical-model success
        does_not_establish
            Physical Implementation Success

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Systems Architecture connects_to
        Systems Engineering
        Requirements Engineering
        Software Architecture
        Hardware Architecture
        Enterprise Architecture
        Mechanical Engineering
        Electrical Engineering
        Computer Engineering
        Software Engineering
        Robotics Engineering
        Control Engineering
        Interface Engineering
        Configuration Management
        Integration Engineering
        Verification Engineering
        Reliability Engineering
        Safety Engineering

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        System identity
        System boundary
        Architecture identity
        Architecture type
        Architecture version
        Architecture baseline
        Architectural-view identity
        Stakeholder-concern identity
        Requirement identity
        Requirement revision
        Function identity
        Functional-flow identity
        Logical-element identity
        Logical-element version
        Physical-component identity
        Physical-component version
        Subsystem identity
        Interface identity
        Interface type
        Interface version
        Interface direction
        Interface protocol
        Allocation identity
        Constraint identity
        Dependency identity
        Architecture-alternative identity
        Trade-study identity
        Architecture-decision identity
        Decision rationale
        Configuration identity
        Implementation identity
        Verification identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New requirement, function, view, element, component, interface,
        allocation, constraint, decision, baseline or implementation evidence.

    Validate
        System identity
        System boundary
        Architecture identity
        Architecture version
        Architecture baseline
        Requirement revision
        Interface version
        Allocation
        Decision rationale
        Provenance

    Recalculate
        Requirement traceability
        Functional architecture
        Logical architecture
        Physical architecture
        Allocation state
        Interface consistency
        Dependency state
        Architecture confidence

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Systems Architecture Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    System-boundary and Architectural-concern Mapping
        ->
    Requirement and Functional-architecture Mapping
        ->
    Logical-architecture and Element Mapping
        ->
    Physical-architecture and Component Mapping
        ->
    Interface and Allocation Mapping
        ->
    Constraint, Alternative and Trade-study Mapping
        ->
    Decision, Baseline, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Systems Architecture
    Parent
        Systems Engineering
    Type
        Engineering organisation of system functions, logical elements, physical components and interfaces
    Core Components
        System Architecture
        Architectural View
        Stakeholder Concern
        Architectural Requirement
        Functional Architecture
        System Function
        Functional Flow
        Logical Architecture
        Logical Element
        Physical Architecture
        Physical Component
        Subsystem
        Internal Interface
        External Interface
        Interface Protocol
        Allocation
        Constraint
        Dependency
        Architecture Alternative
        Trade Study
        Architecture Decision
        Decision Rationale
        Architecture Version
        Architecture Baseline
        Implementation
        Traceability
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Systems Architecture defines how system functions, logical elements,
    physical components and interfaces are organised to satisfy traceable
    requirements and constraints. Reliable reasoning preserves system
    boundaries, architecture types and versions, allocations, interface
    definitions, trade-study decisions and baselines while distinguishing
    functional, logical and physical architecture from one another and
    modelled architecture from implemented system configuration.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI
    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org