From "Normal" to "Abnormal": A Concept for Determining Expected Self-Adaptation Behaviour

Self-adaptation and self-organisation found their way into technical systems to be able to master challenges resulting from the growing complexity of interconnected systems. In general, these adaptations are driven by dynamics of the environment and internal or external disturbances. However, a system that continuously changes its behaviour will result in acceptance problems by users. This paper addressed the question "How much adaptation is really necessary?" by (i) presenting a first concept for determining "normal"' adaptation and (ii) raising challenges for research on such a measurement framework.