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On an Improved Method for System Readiness Assesment to Meet Required Operational Capability in Weapon Systems Development

무기체계개발에서 작전운용성능을 만족시키기 위한 개선된 시스템성숙도 평가방법

  • 권일호 (방위사업청 정보화기획담당관실) ;
  • 이재천 (아주대학교 시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2013.05.16
  • Accepted : 2013.08.07
  • Published : 2013.08.31
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Abstract

The risk of failure in the development of modern weapon systems has been increasing as the demand on the capability and the resulting complexity of the weapons on the war fields are increasing drastically. The analysis of failure has indicated that the main causes can be the following: one is attributed to the unsatisfaction of the system operation concept; and the other is the use of premature technology. As such, DAPA in Korea is urging that the weapons systems development should meet the required operational capability (ROC) as a critical performance requirement. On the other hand, an approach to risk management is to use the technology readiness level (TRL) assessed for each individual technology alone. However, the method of TRL cannot assess the effect of integration between technologies and cannot be performed at system level, which is crucial to systems development. In order to improve the shortfalls, a concept of system readiness level (SRL) has been studied by introducing the technologies integration and also some forms of analysis of advanced degree of difficulty studied separately, but no model considering both of two reported yet. In this paper, under the framework of meeting the ROC, an improved SRL assessment model is presented, which is also considering the advanced degree of difficulty simultaneously. The application of the improved assessment method is discussed in connection with the life cycle of the weapon systems development in conformance with the ROC of DAPA.

현대 무기체계는 첨단화와 복잡성의 증가로 시스템개발 실패 사례가 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 사례분석결과 원인은 원래의 시스템 운용개념을 충족시키지 못하거나 미성숙 기술의 적용 등으로 파악되었다. 이에 방위사업청에서는 무기체계개발시 핵심요구성능으로서 작전운용성능의 충족을 요구하고 있다. 한편 시스템개발시의 위험관리 방법중의 하나로서 기술성숙도 평가가 사용되어 왔는데, 이것은 개별기술에 대한 평가방법이므로, 시스템 수준에서의 기술간 통합에 대해서는 미흡하다. 이를 보완하기 위해 시스템 성숙도 평가 모델이 제시되었고, 이와는 별도로 시스템개발의 난이도의 도입을 통한 리스크 관리 모델이 제시되었다. 하지만 기술간 통합의 효과와 시스템개발 난이도를 동시에 고려한 모델은 제시되지 않았다. 또한 무기체계개발의 궁극적인 목표인 작전운용성능 충족의 관점에서 도출된 평가모델은 제시되지 못하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 무기체계개발에서 작전운용성능을 충족시키면서 리스크 관리를 수행하기 위한 방법으로, 요소기술간 통합과 시스템개발 난이도를 동시에 고려한 시스템 성숙도 평가 모델을 구축하였다. 또한 무기체계 연구개발단계에서 개선된 시스템 성숙도 평가모델을 적용할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다.

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