@Article{JesusChag:2018:LiRe,
               author = "Jesus, Gabriel Torres de and Chagas Junior, Milton de Freitas",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Integration readiness levels evaluation and systems architecture: 
                         a literature review",
              journal = "International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and 
                         Science",
                 year = "2018",
               volume = "5",
               number = "4",
                pages = "73--84",
             keywords = "Integration Readiness Levels, systems architecture, systems 
                         integration, system readiness assessment, Technology Readiness 
                         Levels.",
             abstract = "The success of complex systems projects is strongly influenced by 
                         their architecture. A key role of a system architect is to decide 
                         whether and how to integrate new technologies in a system 
                         architecture. Technology readiness levels (TRL) scale has been 
                         used for decades to support decision making regarding the 
                         technology infusion in complex systems, but it still faces 
                         challenges related to the integration of technologies to a system 
                         architecture. Integration Readiness Levels (IRL) scale has been 
                         elaborated in the last decade to face these challenges, 
                         representing the integration maturity between the technological 
                         elements of a system. The aim of this theoretical article is to 
                         perform a literature review on IRL scale evaluation and on systems 
                         architecture, through bibliographic research. Results show the 
                         review organized in five topics that surrounds the research 
                         objective, presenting the IRL and TRL scales evolution, comparing 
                         their evaluation practices, and exploring the architecture 
                         complexity of systems. Suggestions for future research are 
                         proposed based on these results.",
                  doi = "10.22161/ijaers.5.4.12",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.5.4.12",
                 issn = "2456-1908",
                label = "lattes: 6417372789156802 1 JesusJr:2018:LiRe",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "jesus_integration.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}