Models and simulations have a long history as tools supporting the systems engineering process, but the relationship between the digital system representations used in the design process and those used in performance simulation has been mostly distant, and rarely automated. This track discusses the linkage of systems engineering tools and associated design data to modeling and simulation tools and associated performance data to support collaborative design and spiral development of systems, highlighting some approaches, examples, and issues.

Connecting People, Information, and Related Tools in an Evolving SIMTLC Collaborative Environment for Army Materiel Life Cycle Processes
Grace Bochenek, K.J. Ciarelli, US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, USA

Integrated Systems Engineering Process for Performing Life Cycle Cost Tradeoffs
William Ealy, G.W. Barnett, Lockheed Martin, USA

Research on Supporting Environment Technology for Virtual Prototyping
Xudong Chai, G.L. Xiong, Tsinghua University, China
B.H. Li, University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Next-Generation Architecture to Support Simulation-Based Acquisition of Complex Systems
Bipin Chadha, J.J. Welsh, Lockheed Martin, USA