Simulation Workflow Automation and Model Management MBSE Workshop

Simulation Workflow Automation and Model Management MBSE Workshop / INCOSE IW 2014 Model Management Breakout Session January 26, 2014 Hongman Kim Project Manger / MBSE Integration Lead Grant Soremekun Product / Business Development Manager © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Topics • Company and software technology overview • A typical customer data / model generation process • How Phoenix Integration software is utilized • Model/data management issues • Some model/data management solutions • Summary © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Phoenix Integration Help customers fully realize the value of their modeling and simulation tools • Automate simulation workflows • Model integration • Explore more design alternatives • Visualize and communicate results • Make better design decisions Concept Identification Conceptual Design © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved Preliminary Design Detailed Design phoenix-int. com

Model. Center: Workflow Automation 1 Build Automated Workflows 3 Model. Center Sensitivity Analysis Design of Experiments Optimization Probability Analysis © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2 Evaluate Trade-Offs Execute Multiple Runs phoenix-int. com

Analysis Server: Publish Wrappers to the Cloud Finite Element Analysis Server In-house FORTRAN Analysis Server Excel Network (LAN or WLAN) Analysis Server Model. Center © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Connect Sys. ML with Engineering Analysis © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Connect Sys. ML with Engineering Analysis Step 1: Create Model. Center model Step 2: Import Model. Center model as a Sys. ML constraint Block using MBSE Analyzer Step 3: Set up parametric diagram using the imported constraint block. © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Connect Sys. ML with Engineering Analysis • Evaluate Designs • Requirements Check • Update

A Typical Data / Model Generation Process Discipline Teams PDM Structures Shared File System Aero Electrical Constant Churn CAD Designers Chief Engineer © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved Systems Engineers phoenix-int. com

Data / Model Management Needs Model. Center Workflow Wrapper Library Trade Study Results Share. Poin t Teamwork Server, Clear. Case PDM/PLM BOM Multiple Sources of Truth • Files poorly organized in shared folders or scattered throughout enterprise • Can’t find information efficiently • Access to files poorly managed • Hard to understand who changed which file and why • File dependencies are poorly understood WIP Data Staging Ground Shared File System Analysis Library: Model. Center Data Manager © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Analysis Library: Light-Weight Data / Model Management • Shared Drive “Plus” • • • Client / Server (easy to install/use) Version Control Search Engine Change Notification Meta Data Extraction/Indexing • Data Access / Custom Reports • File Dependencies • Web enabled • Open API • Tight integration with Model. Center, but can be used independently as well © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Model Dependencies Model. Center file stored in Analysis Library List of file required to build/execute the model List of trade study results that were created using the model © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Managing Models During Workflow Execution Automatic Upload to Analysis. Library © 2014 Phoenix Integration,

Metadata / Report Generation • Assign metadata to each data item in the repository • Custom define meta data properties • Organize groups of items into templates • Update values manually or programmatically through indexers Reports are accessible from the desktop client or web interface © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com

Summary • Phoenix Integration provides a software infrastructure for automating engineering analysis workflows Ø Model. Center (Model execution/integration, trade space exploration) • Engineering analysis models and data utilized during day-to-day processes needs to be managed • Model. Center magnifies this need • Shared drive often used but insufficient Ø Analysis Library (non-intrusive solutions are desired) • Multiple sources of truth • Engineering analysis data needs to be accessible to other content management systems • Data / Model management is an active R&D area © 2014 Phoenix Integration, Inc. All Rights Reserved phoenix-int. com