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Systems Engineering Methods and Tools

Systems Engineering for Automotive Powertrain Development

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The automotive industry faces radical changes induced by new and potentially disruptive technologies emerging from digital transformation. At the same time, the increased demand for energy efficiency, CO2 neutrality, autonomous driving, connectivity, and artificial intelligence is leading to fundamentally new business models. These new business models also open up opportunities for new market entrants. Global competition is also further increasing pressure on the players. This chapter focuses on selected systems engineering methods and tools that support activities throughout the automotive development process. They provide the required functionality to author, modify and manage the results of systems engineering, and adhere to positive user experience fostering user acceptance and tool adoption in daily work. Through systematic use of systems engineering methods and tools, omissions and false assumptions caused by complexity can be identified early, so that their impact can be minimized. The constant change in artifacts is traced and managed through the systems engineering project lifecycle.

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Fritz, J., Zingel, C., Kokko, J., Lenardon, G., Brier, B. (2020). Systems Engineering Methods and Tools. In: Hick, H., Küpper, K., Sorger, H. (eds) Systems Engineering for Automotive Powertrain Development. Powertrain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68847-3_10-1

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