How model-based systems engineering (MBSE) has improved system design. Thermal design and MBE come together. When considering systems-level design, it’s important to understand the criticality of the ...

A hackathon challenged aerospace students to develop a detailed digital system model for a robotic assistant for astronauts on the Moon A hackathon challenged aerospace students to develop a detailed ...

Today’s electronic systems are an increasingly complex combination of hardware and software components. They contain an ever-expanding range of functions, require more computing power, have to operate ...

Heavy machinery is entering a new phase where hydraulics, electronics and embedded software are engineered as one integrated system. Using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) as a framework to ...

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. NASA has more programs today than at any ...

Automation aims to standardize industrial operations and bring overall efficiency to today’s production lines. Such gains, however, may come with considerable effort, as engineering teams must ...

MBSE creates a single source of truth, improving accuracy, reducing late-stage issues and enabling long-term lifecycle management of heavy equipment. Industry leaders are adopting digitalization and ...

Engineers working in the emerging areas of advanced air mobility (AAM) and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) may be in uncharted skies, literally and figuratively. While transforming ...

Set-based design (SBD) is a methodology that systematically explores a broad design space by concurrently considering multiple design alternatives before progressively narrowing the choices. This ...