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Virtual Engineering
Part of The Digital Revolution

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Model-based systems engineering has grown in popularity as a way to deal with the limitations of docu-
ment-based approaches, but is still in an early stage of maturity similar to the early days of CAD/CAE.

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Formal systems modeling is standard practice for specifying, analyzing, designing, and verifying systems,
and is fully integrated with other engineering models. System models are adapted to the application do-
main, and include a broad spectrum of models for representing all aspects of systems. The use of internet-
driven knowledge representation and immersive technologies enable highly efficient and shared human
understanding of systems in a virtual environment that span the full life cycle from concept through
development, manufacturing, operations, and support.

• Systems modeling will form the product- • Model-based approaches will enable under-
centric backbone of the digital enterprise standing of complex system behavior much
which incorporates a model-centric approach earlier in the product life cycle.
to integrate technical, programmatic, and
business concerns. • Model-based visualization will allow seamless
navigation among related viewpoints such
• Model-based approaches will extend beyond as system, subsystem, component, as well as
product modeling to enterprise-level model- production and logistics.
ing and analysis .
• Models will be used not only to capture design
• Tool suites, visualization and virtualization but to embody design rationale by linking
capabilities will mature to efficiently sup- design to top level customer and program-
port the development of integrated cross- matic concerns
disciplinary analyses and design space
explorations and optimizations, comprehen- • Large scale virtual prototyping and virtual
sive customer/market needs, requirements, product integration based on integrated
architecture, design, operations and servicing models will lead to significant time-to-market
solutions. reductions.

• Model-based approaches will move engi-
neering and management from paper docu-
mentation as a communications medium to
a paperless environment, by permitting the
capture and review of systems design and
performance in digital form.

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