Digital Engineering / Systems Engineering

Digital Engineering / Systems Engineering

Tuesday, AUGUST 13, 2024

Time Event
8:00 a.m.

Opening of GVSETS and the Technical Sessions in Legacy Ballroom, 2nd Floor

Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair

Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan

Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)

8:20 a.m.

Autonomy Panel: Human-Machine Integrated Formations

Moderator: Dr. Robert Sadowski, Chief Roboticist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

COL Ken Bernier, Project Manager, Future Battle Platforms, Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS)

Kurt Bruck, Vice President, Neya Systems

Robert Monto, Director, Advanced Concepts and Critical Technologies, U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

Leland “Kent” Shea, Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomous Systems, PEO CS&CSS

Dr. Amber Walker, Senior Vice President, Ground, C2, and Maritime Systems, Parry Labs

9:20 a.m.

Best Paper Announcement

Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Dr. Gregg Wildes, Business Development Manager, DornerWorks

9:30 a.m.

Exhibitor Break

10:05 a.m

Welcome to the Digital Engineering / Systems Engineering Tech Session

Steven Schultz, Associate Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

10:10 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

COL Jeff Jurand, Project Manager XM30 Combat Vehicle

Presentation

10:50 a.m.

Strategic Decision Intelligence: Safeguarding Product Development Success in Complex Engineering Landscapes

Andrew G. Dunn, Computer Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Dr. Alper Murat, Chief Decision Scientist, Founder, Agile Systems

Dr. Stephen Rapp, Senior Scientist,U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Ronald Renke, Branch Chief, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Dr. Ratna B. Chinnam, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Agile Systems

Dr. Satyendra Rana, Chief Strategy Officer, Founder, Agile Systems

James Bechtel, Lead Systems Engineer, Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS)

Kurt Hansen, Program Protection Lead, PEO GCS

Paper Presentation

11:10 a.m.

Applying Digital Engineering Digital Twin to Support Ground Vehicle Virtual Experimentation

Robert J. Kanon, Digitial Engineer Chief, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Raveen Fernando, Application Software Engineer Chief, Government Solutions Engineering, Applied Intuition

Kevin W. Griffin, Systems Engineer Senior Principal, SAIC

Amir Shah, Engineering Manager, Government Solutions Engineering, Applied Intuition

Russ Kouba, Branch Chief, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Mark Feury, Divison Chief, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Paper Presentation

11:30 a.m.

Implementing Digital Engineering Digital Thread and Digital Twin to Support Ground Vehicle Rapid Prototyping with Software Production Factory

Kevin W. Griffin, Systems Engineer Senior Principal, SAIC

Dr. Ajay Thukral, Senior Principal Engineer, SAIC

Robert J. Kanon, Digitial Engineer Chief, SAIC

Paper Presentation

11:50 a.m.

Lunch

1:05 p.m.

Introduction to the DE/SE Afternoon Session

Eric Alexander, Director MBSE Services, STC an Arcfield Company

1:10 p.m.

Invited Speaker: Building the Right Systems: Applying MBSE for Optimized Early System Design

Daniel Reineke, President, STC An Arcfield Company

Presentation

1:30 p.m.

GVSMO: An Ontology for the Simulation Modeling of Ground Vehicles

Edward D. Louis, Graduate Research Assistant, Clemson University

Evan A. Taylor, Graduate Research Assistant, Clemson University

Dr. Gregory Mocko, Associate Professor, Clemson University

Evan C. Hybl, Undergraduate Researcher, Clemson University

Paper Presentation

1:50 p.m.

Automated System/Software Safety Analysis Using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Gregory Czerniak, Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Rodolfo Proenza, Branch Chief, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Paper Presentation

2:10 p.m.

Synchronizing MBSE Models and Software Development in Robotic Autonomous Systems

Dr. Calvin Cheung, Technical Specialist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Paper Presentation

2:30 p.m.

Exhibitor Break

3:15 p.m.

Introduction to the DE/SE Final Session

Bill Berklich, Technical Specialist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

3:20 p.m.

Implementing Model-Based Product Line Engineering To Manage A Mixed Portfolio Of Legacy, Upgrade, And New Development Systems For Self-Propelled Howitzer

Daisy Lynn Yakovich, Principal Model-based Systems Engineer, STC an ArcField Company

Jake Engle, Chief Engineer, MBSE Services, STC an ArcField Company

Erin Torchala, Program Officer (Acquisition), Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems (PM SPHS), Product Manager, Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) (PdM ERCA)

Jeff Green, Branch Chief System Engineering and Lethality, PM SPHS

Paper Presentation

3:40 p.m.

How Did General Veers Get His AT-AT? Product Line Engineering (PLE), Of Course!

Matthew Gagliardi, Principal Systems Engineer, System Strategy Inc.

Matthew Hause, Principal, System Strategy Inc.

Paper Presentation

4:00 p.m.

Innovative Tire Modeling Bricks for Large Military Vehicles and Their Benefits in Simulation Based Chassis Design

Mike Andrews, North America Director of External Research, Michelin North America, Inc.

Justin MacLanders, Global Account Manager, Michelin North America, Inc.

Anthony Chanseaume, Noise and Comfort Expert, Michelin North America, Inc.

Frederic Spetler, Michelin SIMIX Managing Director, MFPM

Frédéric Leymin, Michelin SIMIX Marketing & Sales Director, MFPM

Cédric Khayat, Michelin SIMIX Technical Leader, MFPM

Paper Presentation

4:20 p.m.

MBSE Strategies: Avoiding Cyclic Project Usage Dependencies by Using Black Box and White Box Moldes

Dr. Jason Kolligs, Senior Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer, STC an Arcfield Company

Stuart Masterson, Chief Engineer, STC an ArcField Company

Eric Thome, System Engineering Manager, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tatical Systems (GD OTS)

Christian Knutson, Systems Engineer III, GD OTS

Paper Presentation

4:40 p.m.

High Energy Laser Integration Implications for Ground Vehicles

Joshua Peters, Director Energy Management, HII

5:00 p.m.

DE/SE Technical Session Conclusion

Bill Berklich, Technical Specialist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

5:15 p.m.

Networking Reception: GVSETS Visits The Wild Wild West — Outdoor Patio