Integrated Project Management Tool for Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems

Abstract

In the aerospace industry, engineers rely on fast, accurate results from simulation environments to design and develop ever more complex systems in shorter development times. An integrated approach for the development of complex aerospace systems is presented. This commercial off-the-shelf solution provides tooling to simplify the consolidation of collaborative efforts from diverse research, development, and test groups in the implementation of sophisticated simulation models. The software described in this paper is based in the MATLAB® and Simulink® products and intended to increase the efficiency of the workflow when several teams or individuals are involved. This is achieved through a unified graphical user interface in which the project manager and members of the development team can componentize the different aspects of the project model and assign tasks and files to specific teams or engineers. To better illustrate the scope of this technique, a case study for a complex aerospace model is provided based on the HL-20 personnel launch system.

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“…In early days and prior to the emergence of powerful computer software, developing complex systems had been time-consuming and costly especially during the testing and validation stage. These days, the manufacturers of engineering products tend to minimize or eliminate the experimental data during system development using the simulation technology [1]. Simulation has facilitated the design and development of a wide range of advanced products such as automotive systems, medical devices, electronics and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery and aerospace flight control and avionics.…”

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“…of development results) between relevant project teams and/or individuals. This is achieved through a single graphical user interface, in which the project manager and the member of a development team may simulate various aspects of the project model (Tamay and Gage, 2012).…”