by Chris Rygaard | Dec 14, 2020 | Distributed Projects, Pandemic
Most commercial simulations are a highly collaborative team endeavor. Prior to the pandemic, this collaboration was usually handled organically by simply placing the entire team in the same office space. The nearly continuous face-to-face interaction kept the...
by Chris Rygaard | Dec 7, 2020 | Model-Based Design
I recently read an article that mentions model re-use in simulations. That got me thinking about some of the issues surrounding this topic. This is a generic issue, applicable to a wide variety of simulations, but it takes on significantly increased importance for my...
by Chris Rygaard | Nov 11, 2020 | Distributed Projects, Model-Based Design
Model-Based Design projects typically evolve from simple to complex. They might start as a proof-of-concept or a feasibility study, and evolve into a sophisticated simulation with enough fidelity to answer detailed engineering questions. This churn is typical, and...
by Chris Rygaard | Nov 11, 2020 | Distributed Projects, Model-Based Design
I have worked on several distributed Model-Based Design projects in my career. In addition, I was a consultant to two large aerospace companies on three different distributed Model-Based Design projects. In these projects, the problems always occurred when trying to...
by Chris Rygaard | Nov 11, 2020 | Distributed Projects, Model-Based Design
The problems unique to distributed Model-Based Design arise from a few sources. The engineers involved are not in continuous communication. A typical engineering team is co-located, meaning the engineers enjoy informal face-to-face communication as part of their daily...