Transforming Systems Engineering through a Holistic Approach to Model-Centric Systems Engineering
INCOSE Enchantment Chapter Meeting February 08, 2017
Presented by: Mark Blackburn, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Abstract:
This presentation discusses perspectives from several Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) projects addressing research challenges and opportunities for leveraging model-centric engineering (MCE) sponsored by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the United States (US) Army RDECOM-ARDEC. Model-centric engineering can be characterized as an overarching digital engineering approach that integrates different model types with simulations, surrogates, systems and components at different levels of abstraction and fidelity across disciplines throughout the lifecycle. Industry is trending towards more integration of computational capabilities, models, software, hardware, platforms, and humans-in-the-loop. The integrated perspectives provide cross-domain views for rapid system level analysis allowing engineers from various disciplines using dynamic models and surrogates to support continuous and often virtual verification and validation for trade space decisions in the face of changing mission needs. This presentation provides information summarizing this year’s research, and additional targeted organizational discussions with more details on the evidence to address the research question, the concept of a “future” state and a new operational model between Government and Industry.