Fall 2023 Digital Enterprise Center Symposium
Integrating Model-based Systems Engineering and Digital Twin Methods and Tools to Effectively Support the Digital Enterprise
Symposium will be held October 4, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Address: Indiana Manufacturing Institute, 1105 Endeavour Drive, Suite 100, West Lafayette, IN 47906
The topics of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Twin (DT) are in our contemporary manufacturing lexicon, yet their common understanding, application, and value seem to be lacking and often misunderstood. We cannot have a true digital twin without the use of model-based methods for systems engineering (as well as other areas). In fact, we cannot have a comprehensive model-based enterprise without both of them; yet, many organizations still treat these topics as discrete activities, sometimes crossing, but never fully integrating. And what often complicates such an integration are the complexities of modern product platforms and the maturity of data models and software technologies to support these methodologies. Most model-based methods and artifacts today vary widely in their levels of fidelity and connectivity to real objects and systems. As modeling and simulation tools mature, model-based approaches may eventually converge at some point in the future, as people put more trust in the fidelity of those models, thereby creating a comprehensive digital twin framework. However, as with most topics in this space, opinions vary widely about how to describe or capture the relationships between these concepts. We also have numerous maturity matrices, standards, and road maps which attempt to illuminate whether an organization is on the right path in their evolution, as well as trying to describe the different levels of sophistication and fidelity of a model, but often without providing any useful direction or reassurance.
Current Agenda:
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8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
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9:00 – 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome, DEC Updates and Meeting Theme & Objectives Dr. Nathan Hartman – Dauch Family Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Head of Computer Graphics Technology and Digital Enterprise Center Director |
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9:15 – 10:15 a.m. |
Panel 1: How are MBSE and the digital twin defined and used across a variety of industry sectors?
Douglas Kiehl – Senior Director of Disruptive/Transformative Technologies Team, Eli Lilly & Company |
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10:15 – 10:45 a.m. |
Presentation 1: Why does industry need MBSE and digital twins? Douglas Kiehl – Senior Director of Disruptive/Transformative Technologies Tam, Eli Lilly & Company |
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10:45 – 11:15 a.m. |
Break and Networking |
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11:15 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. |
Presentation 2: What information and capabilities are needed to connect MBSE and digital twins across the organization? Dr. Nicole Hutchison – Senior Research Engineer, SERC/Stevens Institute of Technology |
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11:45 – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch and Presentation 3: Dr. Michael Grieves – Professor of Engineering, University of Central Florida and Executive Director, Digital Twin Institute |
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1:15 – 2:15 p.m. |
Dr. Jitesh Panchal – Professor and Associate Head in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Jayendra Ganguli - Associate Director, Model Based Digital Thread(Mfg) & Ind4.0 Arch., Pratt & Whitney Dr. Nicole Hutchison – Senior Research Engineer, SERC/Stevens Institute of Technology William D. (Bill) Schindel, - INCOSE Fellow and CSEP, ICTT System Sciences |
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2:15 – 2:45 p.m. |
Break and Networking |
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2:45 – 3:15 p.m. |
Presentation 4: Can we (or should we) create a similar maturity index for integrating with MBSE, similar to other maturity indices across domains? Christopher Hoffman – Director of Engineering Information Systems, Cummins |
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3:15 – 3:45 p.m. |
Presentation 5: What does a future look like where MBSE methods and data are fully integrated with a digital twin methodology? Tim Walden – Chief Engineer for Digital Transformation, Lockheed Martin Corporate Engineering |
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3:45 – 4:00 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks and Forward Look Dr. Nathan Hartman – Dauch Family Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Head of Computer Graphics Technology and Digital Enterprise Center Director |
Additional presentation and speaker info will be added as it becomes available.