After discussing the key DESIGN TRENDS that we observed, lets discuss what are the major industry transformations going on and where does CATIA invest to help our users.
We have clients in 3 big sectors of the economy: Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Cities and more recently Life Sciences & Healthcare.
In this chapter, we will study the maturity of the different sectors regarding 4 key transformations
Transformation #1: From file to Model Based Collaboration & Data Science Experience
Those key industry requirements requires a platform approach.
One of the key priority for CATIA R&D is to enable our CATIA V5 user to be connected to the platform with our Power'By approach or using 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA.
This approach is unique, it enables :
- transformation from file to Model Based for Systems & Product Design
- native integration with Simulation capability to reduce validation time
- leveraging data to check design maturity against KPIs
- Immersive collaboration capabilities to manage governance and lifecycle
This platform approach enables company to create virtual twin of their product & consumer experience to innovate and transform their business model.
Within 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA Industry Processes, there are also more and more roles that are full web to design anywhere, anytime on any devices.
FAURECIA, one of our client and one of the largest Tier1 supplier in the Automotive market revealed at CES 2022 in Vegas the “cockpit of the future”.
FAURECIA goals is to get a Connected, versatile and immersive cockpit. They say “The onboard journey will become an extension of today’s connected lifestyles as people shift seamlessly between driving, working, relaxing, and socializing”
Now they want to use this new cockpit to also redefine their collaboration with OEMs. For this, at CES, they demonstrated a Virtual Twin of their cockpit on the cloud.
What makes this Virtual Twin special, it combines the real HMI display and the virtual ones, all synchronized. You change music on the touch screen, it shows the real time behavior on the virtual twin.
How does it works ? FAURECIA engineers adopted a system approach , FAURECIA engineering knowledge has been captured in CATIA system model to simulate their behavior real time.
FAURECIA data like “comfort index” was used to calibrate the models and compute KPIs like comfort or safety.
From a collaboration standpoint FAURECIA can use it to tune the final consumer experience needed with Automotive OEMs.
Now let’s hear from Patrick Nebout FAURECIA CTO and leader about that project.
Once our users are connected to the platform thru Power'By, they can leverage a full portfolio of Industry Process Experiences & role to optimize their processes.
Transformation #2: Generative Design from Concept to Detail
As presented in the Design Trends section, we are investing a lot on MODSIM approach and Generative Design.Here are a couple of illustration:
- in 2021x, we introduced the capacity to optimize part topology taken into account CFD / Fluids requirements.
- In 2022x FD02, we reveal brand new applications to address thin part thru generative design
Transformation #3: From Product Design to Experience Thinking
Design is a key priority for CATIA, because there is a big shift from Product to Experience so we need a new approach.
Our definition of Design: it is not just about modeling esthetical shapes …. But a full proposal for Design Studio and connection to Engineering
Highlights : Human Modeling, 2022x new application Creative Design Experience, Icem Design eXperience, VR/AR Collaboration, MODSIM.
Transformation #4: From Mechatronics to Cyber Systems
When building our strategy, we had to start from what the industry defines as a reference framework. The traditional V-model is today one of the most known and used framework. In the illustration below, I took one example from AUDI, inspired by INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge and ISO15288.
There are multiple solutions used by our clients to cover this V-model... Our approach is based on 4 transformation axis, to cover it "end-to-end" & transform it
1. From Mission Engineering...
...to System Architecture Modeling and Simulation
We want to provide the capacity to model & simulate requirements and architectures in the early phase of a program, in order for Engineers and Program leader to collaboratively make the best trade off.
2. ...to continuous multi-disciplines automation & integration
We want to perform continuous multi disciplines automation and integration, optimizing mechanical, electrical and software disciplines. I take here the example of electrical systems.
We want to connect system architecture to the definition and automation of electrical systems: Electrical net and diagram definition can be massively automated from Systems & E/E Architecture thru this approach and thru the connection with a collaborative 3D Mockup. This new process requires a platform approach to manage all systems & electrical business objects semantics and ontologies, from requirements to architecture to diagrams & 3D.
3. ...to massive simulation of User Experience
Third, we want to allow massive simulation of user experience. To explain what we mean here I take the example of a self driving car that you need several billions of miles to validate. In January 2021, Dassault Systemes has invested in a company called AVSimulation, specialised in Autonomous Driving simulation. The connection between System Architect, Embedded Software engineer and Test Engineer will be critical to accelerate ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) system validation (Discover more on this domain with the CAP GEMINI & Dassault Systemes partnership announced this week at Mobile World Conference).
4. Governance and Openness
Last but not least, Governance & Openness are key to ensure a full process continuity. Thanks to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, all systems engineering artefacts lifecycle, configuration and change can be managed during the development process, with the right level of granularity.
But what are the business benefits of adopting Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for those companies?
An excellent paper, MBSE delivers significant return on investment in evolutionary development of complex SoS, written by Edward B. Rogers an Steven W. Mitchell helps to understand the benefits of switching from a document based approach to model based approach when studying a complex combat systems at Lockheed Martin. We’re not talking about small gains, the Return on Investment was \\\$254M of savings on projects... representing \\\$3.6 of savings in 5 years… for 1 \\\$ invested.
