The Product Development
Framework
A Successful Technology
Partnership
Automotive Research Center Conference
1998
Keynote Address
J. C. Williams
Group Director and Vice President
May 19, 1998
Overview
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About TASC
Government, University, Industry
Partnerships
Simulation Based Acquisition
The Product Development Framework
CoSim Demonstration
TASC Today
A growing, robust leader in systems engineering, systems
integration and other information technology solutions for
government and commercial clients.
Founded:
Revenues:
$440 million
Operating Income:
$42.3 million
Backlog:
Employees:
Offices:
Subsidiaries:
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1966
> $525 million
2,700+
28 throughout U.S. and U.K.
Headquarters in Reading, MA
WSI, The Weather Dept. Ltd.,
The Computer Dept. Ltd.
Roles
Roles in
in Technology
Technology Development
Development and
and Insertion
Insertion
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Government
Ð Set national priorities
Ð Provide funding to meet priorities Government
Industry
Ð Provide guidance and oversight
Universities
Academia
Ð Technology creation
Ð Catalyst for pre-commercial technologies
Ð Technology disciples
Industry
Ð R&D Contracts: practical use of technology for new
applications
Ð Dual Use Programs: support transition of technology
into commercial market offerings
Ð Leverages relationships with academic institutions
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Partnerships in Simulation
Technology
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Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Norfolk,
VA
Ð Old Dominion University
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Training and Simulation Technology Consortium, Orlando,
FL
Ð Institute for Simulation and Training
Ð University of Central Florida
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State University of New York (SUNY), Binghampton, NY
Ð Annual Simulation Technology Symposium
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University of Washington
Ð Human Interface Technology Lab
TASC
TASC is
is aa leader
leader of
of moving
moving new
new technology
technology
into
into practice
practice
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Executes both R&D and dual use contracts
University relationships include the University of
Michigan, University of Alaska, Clemson, MIT,
University of Iowa, É
The Product Development Framework is a
prime example of
National
National
Automotive
Automotive
government,
university,
TASC
Center
Center
APDF
and industry partnership
U.
U. of
of Michigan
Michigan
U.
U. of
of Alaska
Alaska
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The
The SBA
SBA Vision:
Vision: Érobust,
Érobust, collaborative
collaborative use
use of
of
Simulation
Simulation integration
integration across
across acquisition
acquisition phases
phases
and
and programs...
programs...
Dynamics/
Mobility
Survivability
Data Exchange
R&D
Rqmts
Risks
Models
Analysis
Systems
Vetronics
Config Mgt
An Iterative IPPD Process
Increase Quality,
Utility and
Supportability
Program
Definition
Concept
Exploration
Data Continuity
Engineering and
Manufacturing
Reduce Time,
Resources and
Risk
Production, Fielding
and Operational Support
T&E
Warfighter
Eval
Collaborative
Design & Dev
Virtual
Prototyping
Survivability
Quality
Design/Manufacturing
Crew Station/Vetronics
Mobility
SBA OPERATIONS NOTIONAL CONCEPT
Conceptual Development
Functional Design
CG47
DDG51CG47
DDG51
DD963
DD963
PLAT
SIG/
KINE
S ENS 4
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S ENS 3
S ENS 2
S ENS 1
COM M S
DAT A
F U SIO N
Top Level System
Requirements
Distributed Sim
Framework
MNS
SYSTEM
CONCEPTS
ORD
Physical & Info
System (HW/SW) Design
ADVANCED SENSORS AND WEAPONS
System Info
Repository
RE Q
SPE C
Log ica l
Stru ctura l / H ME
CO NCE PT UAL
Dist Info
Repository
System Info
Repository
RE Q
SPE C
Log ica l
Stru ctura l / H ME
A D V A N CED PLAT F O R MS
CO NCE PT UAL
A D V A N CED COMBAT SYST E M S
Cost, Schedule &
Program Mgmt
PHASE
DRIVERS
Co nce pt
Explo ratio n &
Def init io n
Demon st rat io n /
Validat io n
Eng ine erin g
M anu f actu rin g
& Deve lop me nt
P ro du ct ion &
Dep loy men t
RE Q
SPE C
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Stru ctura l / H ME
CO NCE PT UAL
Up grad e
an d
Rep lace
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System Info
Repository
MGMT
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10
Jan Ap r J ul Oc t
Operations,
Logistics
& Training Test & Eval
Eng Development
& Manufacturing
Capture System Information Once in Common Interoperable Format and
Apply Distributed Tools for Collaborative Assessment and Optimization
-- SBA -Not Just Technology
Culture
Evolved
Acquisition
Culture
¥ Enabled Integrated
Process Teams
Process
¥ Changing Roles
and Responsibilities
Iterative
Acquisition
Process
¥ Electronic Exchange
of System Models
¥ Rapid Evaluation of
Multiple Options
Environment
¥ Collaborative
Distributed Engineering
¥ Seamless Integration of
Engineering Disciplines
¥ Info Repository
Consensus: Cultural changes
could be the hardest to realize
¥ User Transparent Web
Style Access
Integrated
Advanced
Engineering
and
Manageme n t
Enterprise
Common Project Data Repository
Integrated Product Process Model
Format
¥ Integrated Design
Data Schema
Leveraging
Leveraging Commercial
Commercial Technologies
Technologies
as
as an
an Implementation
Implementation Strategy
Strategy
Leverage
Leverage
pJava
XML
Embedded
Java
C++
Leverage
µJava
Object Request Brokers
(ORBs)
Java
E-Commerce Work Flow
Telecommunications
JavaBeans
CORBA
FEA
Personal Java
JavaOS
Telecommunications
Infrastructure
IDL
Groupware
Internet/OO
Standards & Technologies
TASC
IBM
JavaSoft
ISI
Netscape
USCAR
Chrysler
Ford
SDRC
GM
UDLP
GDLS
Partnership With Industry
Boeing
PTC
¥
¥
¥
¥
¥
PDM
Security
CAD / CAM / CAE
IIOP
Keeping Pace With Emerging Technologies
Iona
CFD
Software / Hardware
Products
Why This Approach
is a Good Idea
Billions of $s Investment by Industry
Purveyors of Standards
Built on Top of Industry Successes
Leverages Key Technology Innovations
Technology Support for DoD Supplier Base
The Product Development Framework
(PDF)
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A unified set of tools and services that enables modern collaborative
engineering process
Supported by NAC
A Dual-Use program with with partners Motorola and Parametric
Technologies
Concept
Design
Systems
Structures
Engineering Proposed
Design Tools
Change
Tools
Simulations
Simulations
Collaborative Requirements Allocation
Design
Impacts,
Dependency System
Space Definition
Issues
Collaboration Manager
Rough Design
Performance Estimates
Drive Train
Survivability
Design Tools
Design Tools
Simulations
Simulations
Crew Station
COSIM
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Design Tools
Simulations
Refined &
Validated Design
PDF Addresses both DoD and
Commercial Needs
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PDF addresses DoD concerns.
Ð Fielding right system in
timely manner
Ð More control of lifecycle
costs
PDF addresses the commercial
challenges of
Ð Shorter time to market of
increasingly complex
products
Ð Improved supply chain
integration
Time to Market
Complexity
Cost of Correcting Defects
Opportunity to Affect
Lifestyle Costs
Better
designs
sooner
Better Designs Sooner
University Research Adopted by PDF
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Large Scale Dependency System Decomposition (U.
Michigan)
Ð Break-up vehicle system design into a number of
smaller, more manageable sub-designs and their
interfaces
Ð Guide formation of Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
Ð Manage information flow
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Simulation-based Design Under Uncertainty (Clemson)
Ð Prediction confidence metrics
Ð Rational design tradeoffs and conflict resolutions under
prediction uncertainty
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Collaborative access to modeling, simulation, and
analysis resources (U. of Alaska)
Ð COSIM
CoSim
Simultaneous Collaboration
You
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Your Co-worker
A truly distributed, collaborative environment
Users collaboratively view and control the interactions
Ð Remote and local objects appear the same to the user
DIToolsª is the core engine providing distributed
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