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The increasing complexity of Systems requires Teams of Teams (TofT) from different functional domains to work together. This research aims to better detect and understand the teamwork behaviors and interactions amongst the TofT. Using the Project Design approach, 19 groups participated in a model based simulation experiment to reduce the cost and duration of an implementation project for an autonomous vehicle. The performance of the groups was ranked based on generation of non-dominated (cost and schedule) plan alternatives as they explored and simulated the project model. Indicators for coherence in the decision-making process of the groups were explored by the means of visualizing the meaningful exploration of the tradespace via tree diagrams and a “chunking” process. However, sensors to detect meaningful exploration as proposed were not consistently indicative, leading to recommendations for future work on measurement of team exploration and learning during project design.
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Tan, P.S., Moser, B.R. (2019). Detection of Teamwork Behavior as Meaningful Exploration of Tradespace During Project Design. In: Cardin, M., Hastings, D., Jackson, P., Krob, D., Lui, P., Schmitt, G. (eds) Complex Systems Design & Management Asia. CSD&M 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 878. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02886-2_7
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