Systems Engineering

Publications

Precision Optical Antenna Alignment System for Tracking Antennas in 6-DOF

November 04, 2018

Author(s):

Joshua A. Gordon, David R. Novotny, Michael S. Allman

We present on an all-optical spatial metrology system, the PiCMM, that aids in the alignment and tracking of antennas with accuracies on the order of 25...

System Lifecycle Handler -- Spinning a Digital Thread for Manufacturing

July 12, 2018

Author(s):

Manas Bajaj, Thomas D. Hedberg

Transforming the manufacturing economy from paper-based information flows to a seamless digital thread across geographically distributed supply chains has the...

Incorporating Abstraction Methods into System-Analysis Integration Methodology for Discrete Event Logistics Systems

December 06, 2017

Author(s):

Timothy A. Sprock, Conrad E. Bock

Analysis models, such as discrete event simulation models, are used to support design and operation of discrete event logistics systems (DELS). The time and...

An Extension of the Systems Modeling Language for Physical Interaction and Signal Flow Simulation

November 24, 2017

Author(s):

Conrad E. Bock, Raphael Barbau, Ion Matei, Mehdi Dadfarnia

Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of developing today's complex systems. Systems engineers create and...

Projects & Programs

Agri-Food Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Integration

The U.S. agriculture sector extends beyond the farm business to include a range of farm-related industries. The largest of these are food service and food...

Smart Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis Program

Deliver measurement science, standards and protocols, and tools needed to design and analyze SMS based on a cyber-physical infrastructure for digital and...