An Approach for the Development of Requirements-Oriented Simulation Management - Requirements template and visual data management concept

Sep 11, 2026

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Requirements-oriented simulation management addresses dispersed, non-standard product development and simulation data that cause missed change notifications and costly redundant iterations. The authors collaborate with academic institutions and iwis motorsysteme to analyze internal simulation requirements and define critical improvement fields. A visual data management tool enables a central cross-department storage system with user roles and access rights. A requirements template formalizes requirement language, semantic/syntactic rules, quality criteria, and supports knowledge transfer from simulation back to construction via assessment crosschecking.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time2 min

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Introduction

Problem identification in simulation requirements

Need for clear requirements and standards

Methodology

Surveys and structured questionnaires

Cooperation with academia and industry partners

Results and Conclusions

Template improvement and efficiency gains

An Approach for the Development of RequirementsOriented Simulation Management Sebastian Schweigert , Hugo d’Albert, Udo Lindemann (Institute of Product Development , Technical University of Munich, Germany) 1 Introduction Dispersed and non-standardized product development and simulation data within engineering companies leads to missing notifications of changes, which are one of the main reasons for avoidable iterations in product development processes. To evade redundant iterations that diminish efficiency and to include already generated knowledge into simulation processes within virtual product development, a clear simulation management is required. It is crucial to identify the appropriate requirements accurately at the very beginning of the development process and to structure them to avoid misunderstandings between designers and simulations experts. In this work, the authors worked closely with several academic institutions as well as with the industry partner iwis motorsysteme GmbH & Co. KG to identify the critical fields for improvement. Together with the industry partner the exchange of internal simulation requirements was examined and improvements were suggested by developing a requirements-oriented simulation management concept. A visual data management tool was used to depict the identified potential for optimization leading to a central and department crossing data storage system with defined user roles and access rights. Furthermore, a template for simulation requirements based on identified relevant knowledge was designed. This template helps to formalize the language and form of requirements. Thus, a common understanding of simulation processes including quality criteria and semantic and syntactic rules is created. The resulting simulation assignment leads to an efficiency increase in comparison to the currently used templates and includes both, the requirements template as well as further surrounding information necessary for processing simulations. As a result, knowledge can be transferred from the simulation department back to the construction department e.g. via crosschecking internal requirements in simulation assessments with a requirement database. 2 Methodology The objectives of the work are formulated as follows: 1. Identification of the critical fields for improvement in the Product Development Process 2. Development of a requirements-oriented simulation management approach 3. Concept integration in the PDP of the industry partner and evaluation (outlook) 2.1 Identification of critical fields for improvement with the industry partner The authors conducted several surveys with the employees of the industry partner, especially in the design and simulation departments, to understand the current situation regarding the product development process in the company. The surveys were in the form of personal interviews with structured questionnaires offering the employees to objectively describe the PDP situation with respect to their department. Additionally, it also gave them an opportunity to answer in subjective terms regarding the problems faced by their department with respect to knowledge management and the management of simulation requirements. The first major problem that could be identified from the interviews and questionnaires was the lack of a standardized product development process , especially regarding the handling of simulation requirements. The lack of clear definitions for simulation standards leads to a poor understanding of simulation requirements and also a failure to keep all the departments updated on the current status of the development process. Different departments work with different versions of the design and are not aware of these non-uniformities due to the lack of a structured and standardized central. The second problem that could be identified by following the document flow in the organization was the absence of a central documentation system proce

FAQs

Why is simulation management necessary in product development processes?

Dispersed and non-standard simulation data lead to missed change notifications, which causes avoidable redundant iterations and delays during simulation.

What improvements were developed based on the industry partner’s input?

The work created a requirements-oriented simulation management concept, including a centralized cross-department data storage with defined user roles and access rights, and a formal template for simulation requirements.

How does the proposed approach support knowledge transfer after simulation?

It enables transferring knowledge from the simulation department back to construction by crosschecking internal requirements during simulation assessments against a requirement database.

Sep 11, 2026

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