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46 Citations
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AI System Engineering—Key Challenges and Lessons Learned

  • Lukas Fischer,
  • Lisa Ehrlinger,
  • Verena Geist,
  • Rudolf Ramler,
  • Florian Sobiezky,
  • Werner Zellinger,
  • David Brunner,
  • Mohit Kumar and
  • Bernhard Moser

The main challenges are discussed together with the lessons learned from past and ongoing research along the development cycle of machine learning systems. This will be done by taking into account intrinsic conditions of nowadays deep learning models...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,453 Views
28 Pages

12 November 2018

A significant integration of energy storage systems is taking place to offer flexibility to electrical networks and to mitigate side effects of a high penetration of distributed energy resources. To accommodate this, new processes are needed for the...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,156 Views
23 Pages

15 June 2021

Multi-class classification is one of the major challenges in machine learning and an ongoing research issue. Classification algorithms are generally binary, but they must be extended to multi-class problems for real-world application. Multi-class cla...

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  • Open Access
22 Citations
10,656 Views
29 Pages

9 April 2021

In order to tackle interoperability issues of large-scale automation systems, SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) principles, where information exchange is manifested by systems providing and consuming services, have already been introduced. However,...

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  • Open Access
2,329 Views
26 Pages

26 May 2023

Rainwater harvesting attracts growing interest from the field of municipal planning. When considering a rainwater harvesting system as a design object, questions include whether the system is designed for a single property or for a local water networ...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,724 Views
22 Pages

A SOA-Based Engineering Process Model for the Life Cycle Management of System-of-Systems in Industry 4.0

  • Gianvito Urgese,
  • Paolo Azzoni,
  • Jan van Deventer,
  • Jerker Delsing,
  • Alberto Macii and
  • Enrico Macii

1 August 2022

The evolution of industrial digitalisation has accelerated in recent years with the availability of hyperconnectivity, low-cost miniaturised electronic components, edge computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. More generally, with these...

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  • Open Access
973 Views
24 Pages

12 September 2025

The increasing number of space exploration missions and the complexity of exploration missions have brought great challenges to the design of launch vehicles. The guidance system is the key subsystem of launch vehicles and the key to the success of l...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,580 Views
27 Pages

Application of Graphene in Tissue Engineering of the Nervous System

  • Karolina Ławkowska,
  • Marta Pokrywczyńska,
  • Krzysztof Koper,
  • Luis Alex Kluth,
  • Tomasz Drewa and
  • Jan Adamowicz

Graphene is the thinnest two-dimensional (2D), only one carbon atom thick, but one of the strongest biomaterials. Due to its unique structure, it has many unique properties used in tissue engineering of the nervous system, such as high strength, flex...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,237 Views
14 Pages

Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach for the First-Stage Separation System of Launch Vehicle

  • Wenfeng Zhang,
  • Zhendong Liu,
  • Xiong Liu,
  • Yili Jin,
  • Qixiao Wang and
  • Rong Hong

7 December 2022

This paper proposes a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodology to design a first-stage separation system for a launch vehicle. It focuses on the whole process of system modeling, such as modeling the requirements analysis, logical architect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
356 Views
23 Pages

12 January 2026

The complexity of modern cyber–physical systems is steadily increasing as their functional scope expands and as regulations become more demanding. To cope with this complexity, organizations are adopting methodologies such as model-based system...

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  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,177 Views
22 Pages

Virtual Engineering and Commissioning to Support the Lifecycle of a Manufacturing Assembly System

  • Sergey Konstantinov,
  • Fadi Assad,
  • Bilal Ahmad,
  • Daniel A. Vera and
  • Robert Harrison

16 October 2022

Prior to the physical build of the industrial automation system, some challenges arise, such as processes’ cycle times calculations, ergonomics and safety evaluation, and the integration of separate machines to the complete production shops. Th...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,177 Views
24 Pages

23 February 2025

In this paper, we investigate the interference engineering of the open quantum system, where the environment is made indefinite either through the use of an interferometer or the introduction of auxiliary qubits. The environments are modeled by fully...

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  • Open Access
1,543 Views
13 Pages

Advancing Tissue Engineering Through a Portable Perfusion and Incubation System

  • Angie Zhu,
  • Emmett Reid,
  • Tilak Jain,
  • Amatullah Mir,
  • Usmaan Siddiqi,
  • Olivia Dunne and
  • Narutoshi Hibino

Perfusion offers unique benefits to tissue-engineered systems, enhancing oxygen and nutrient transport, which improves tissue formation and growth. In this study, we present a novel and integrated portable perfusion system. Weighing < 10 lbs, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,588 Views
19 Pages

Partial body weight support systems have proven to be a vital tool in performing physical therapy for patients with lower limb disabilities to improve gait. Developing this type of equipment requires rigorous design process that obtains a robust syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,129 Views
21 Pages

20 February 2025

The automobile is evolving from a mechanically dominated to a cyber-physical, software-defined system. Future complex functionalities, such as autonomous driving, require multidisciplinary, interconnected systems. Hence, interdisciplinary architectur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,482 Views
21 Pages

A Categorization of Digital Twin and Model-Based System Engineering Interactions

  • Alexandre Crepory Abbott de Oliveira and
  • Renato Alves Borges

10 May 2025

The main goal of this study was to provide a new categorization of the different types of interactions between model-based system engineering (MBSE) and digital twins (DTs). To achieve this goal, an overview of the relationships between these two con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,820 Views
15 Pages

A Quality Integrated Fuzzy Inference System for the Reliability Estimating of Fluorochemical Engineering Processes

  • Feng Xue,
  • Xintong Li,
  • Kun Zhou,
  • Xiaoxia Ge,
  • Weiping Deng,
  • Xu Chen and
  • Kai Song

3 February 2021

Hypertoxic materials make it critical to ensure the safety of the fluorochemical engineering processes. This mainly depends on the over maintenance or the manual operations due to the lack of precise models and mechanism knowledge. To quantify the de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,360 Views
24 Pages

17 April 2023

Model-Based Software Engineering (MBSE) is an architecture-based software development approach. Agile, on the other hand, is a light system development approach that originated in software development. To bring together the benefits of both approache...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,014 Views
14 Pages

11 November 2019

The project delivery mode is an extremely important link in the life cycle of water engineering. Many cases show that increases in the costs, construction period, and claims in the course of the implementation of water engineering are related to the...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,899 Views
52 Pages

Preliminary Design of Satellite Systems through the Integration of Model-Based System Engineering and Agile Methodologies: Application to the 3ColStar Mission

  • Jeimmy Nataly Buitrago-Leiva,
  • Juan José Mejía,
  • Juan Francisco Puerta-Ibarra,
  • Ignacio Francisco Acero-Niño,
  • Andrés Felipe Guarnizo-Saavedra,
  • Julian Rodriguez-Ferreira,
  • Leandro Rojas-Rodriguez,
  • Francisco Luis Hernández-Torres,
  • Cristian Esteban Arango-Cotacio and
  • Adriano Camps
  • + 6 authors

14 September 2024

This paper presents a case study on integrating Agile Systems Engineering methodologies in the preliminary design phase of satellite systems, focusing on the 3ColStar satellite mission. Through Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), technical consis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,630 Views
37 Pages

VERDICT: A Language and Framework for Engineering Cyber Resilient and Safe System

  • Baoluo Meng,
  • Daniel Larraz,
  • Kit Siu,
  • Abha Moitra,
  • John Interrante,
  • William Smith,
  • Saswata Paul,
  • Daniel Prince,
  • Heber Herencia-Zapana and
  • Omar Chowdhury
  • + 5 authors

3 March 2021

The ever-increasing complexity of cyber-physical systems is driving the need for assurance of critical infrastructure and embedded systems. However, traditional methods to secure cyber-physical systems—e.g., using cyber best practices, adapting mecha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,451 Views
15 Pages

5 December 2024

This study addresses the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions in the power sector, a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, by employing system engineering principles coupled with machine learning techniques. It analyzes the interpla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
890 Views
22 Pages

Expert System for Stability Assessment of Underground Excavations Based on Numerical Modeling and Engineering Rules

  • Aleksandr Tomilov,
  • Alexey Kalinin,
  • Nadezhda Tomilova,
  • Margulan Nurtay,
  • Natalya Mutovina,
  • Kirill Shtefan and
  • Dinara Zhumagulova

13 August 2025

This study presents an expert system for assessing the stability of underground mine workings and automatically selecting rock bolt support schemes. The system integrates physically based calculations of roof compressive strength (Rc) and expected ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,339 Views
27 Pages

5 September 2024

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has gained significant traction in the financial landscape, particularly in developing economies such as Indonesia, where access to traditional banking services remains a challenge for many. The aim of this study is to inve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,424 Views
15 Pages

This teaching research paper presents a novel idea that combines fundamental scientific problems in practical engineering with the construction of the “Engineering System Modeling and Simulation” course. A large amount of mathematical mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,206 Views
17 Pages

20 September 2024

Ship lock project currently demonstrates a distinct cyclical pattern, accumulating latent hazards that pose a significant threat to project safety. Seepage safety (the condition in which the seepage risk is reduced to an acceptable level) serves as a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,592 Views
25 Pages

This research proposes a tailored Systems Engineering (SE) design process for the development of Attitude and Orbit Control Systems (AOCS) for small satellites operating in formation. These missions, known as Distributed Spacecraft Missions (DSMs), i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,049 Views
23 Pages

Leveraging Additive Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering for Circular Economy-Driven Remanufacturing of Hydraulic Drive System Components

  • Alexandru-Polifron Chiriță,
  • Adriana-Mariana Borș,
  • Radu-Iulian Rădoi,
  • Ionaș-Cătălin Dumitrescu and
  • Ana-Maria Carla Popescu

10 November 2023

In response to the imperative of sustainability and resource efficiency, this article introduces an innovative framework for the remanufacture of hydraulic drive system components, firmly rooted in the tenets of the circular economy. This method mixe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,715 Views
20 Pages

24 September 2024

In the face of escalating global competition in science and technology, complex product systems (CoPS) have emerged as a significant indicator of comprehensive national strength. The exploration of the catch-up phenomenon holds substantial implicatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,455 Views
20 Pages

26 October 2020

Product–service systems (PSSs) have great potential for competitiveness and sustainability. Customers’ requirements cannot be directly used in the design of a PSS. Accurate identification of customer requirements, especially hidden requir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,525 Views
30 Pages

9 June 2022

In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in systems’ complexity, leading to a rise in the need for more and more models. Models created with different intents are written using different formalisms and give diverse system repres...

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  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,708 Views
25 Pages

11 August 2020

Product evaluation is very important for product improvement and development, and subjective product evaluation determines customer’s evaluation of products to some extent, so the purpose of this study is to establish a reasonable subjective pr...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,847 Views
15 Pages

Fuzzy Broad Learning System Combined with Feature-Engineering-Based Fault Diagnosis for Bearings

  • Jianmin Zhou,
  • Xiaotong Yang,
  • Lulu Liu,
  • Yunqing Wang,
  • Junjie Wang and
  • Guanghao Hou

16 December 2022

Bearings are essential components of rotating machinery used in mechanical systems, and fault diagnosis of bearings is of great significance to the operation and maintenance of mechanical equipment. Deep learning is a popular method for bearing fault...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,662 Views
16 Pages

30 December 2021

In recent years, Internet-of-Things technology (IoT) has been the subject of research in diverse fields of applications. IoT plays an essential role in transitioning enterprises towards a more interconnected paradigm of manufacturing, logistics, serv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,911 Views
20 Pages

30 June 2024

The geological complexity, environmental sensitivity, and ecological fragility inherent in complex and difficult areas (CDAs) present new opportunities and challenges for technological innovation in railway engineering development in China. At the cu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,104 Views
18 Pages

Conceptualization of CO2 Terminal for Offshore CCS Using System Engineering Process

  • Hyonjeong Noh,
  • Kwangu Kang,
  • Cheol Huh,
  • Seong-Gil Kang,
  • Seong Jong Han and
  • Hyungwoo Kim

15 November 2019

In this study, the basic configuration and operation concept of a CO2 terminal were identified by conducting a system engineering process. The performance goal of a CO2 terminal was determined by requirement analysis. Then, functions and timelines we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,389 Views
28 Pages

3 November 2025

Sustainability in software engineering encompasses environmental, human, social, and economic dimensions, each essential for ensuring software’s positive and lasting impact. This paper presents an innovative Internet of Things (IoT)-based Smart...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,924 Views
30 Pages

13 February 2022

Selecting a suitable heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is critical, because it impacts a building’s life cycle cost (LCC). Several factors affect the selection decision, such as quality, buildability, internal and externa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,044 Views
22 Pages

16 January 2025

In the engineering of complex technical systems, Systems Engineering (SE) is a key approach that is becoming increasingly relevant in more and more industries due to the ever-increasing complexity of systems. Over the decades of practical application...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
5,284 Views
19 Pages

11 February 2020

In order to facilitate the development of product image design, the research proposes the optimized product image design integrated decision system based on Kansei Engineering experiment. The system consists of two sub-models, namely product image de...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,526 Views
35 Pages

The Safety Engineering of Sodium-Ion Batteries Used as an Energy Storage System for the Military

  • Agnieszka Iwan,
  • Krzysztof A. Bogdanowicz,
  • Robert Pich,
  • Agnieszka Gonciarz,
  • Jacek Miedziak,
  • Ireneusz Plebankiewicz and
  • Wojciech Przybyl

18 February 2025

The main idea of this work is based on the latest achievements in the commercialization of sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, which constitute a basis of analysis for military applications as energy storage systems. Technical, engineering, and ecological...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,599 Views
15 Pages

28 October 2023

The current industrial facility market necessitates the digitization of both production and infrastructure to ensure compatibility. This digitization is presently accomplished using Building Information Modeling and digital twin technologies, as well...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,205 Views
19 Pages

9 December 2018

New paradigms such as the Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or industrial cyber-physical systems (ICPSs) have been impacting the manufacturing environment in recent years. Nevertheless, these challenging concepts are also being...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,956 Views
30 Pages

22 August 2024

Color is an important visual element of high-speed train seats, which has a significant impact on passenger travel experience. In order to solve the problem that color design relies on the subjective experience of designers, this study aims to establ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,695 Views
16 Pages

31 August 2023

A healthy fund flow system is crucial for the successful construction of any project. Project fund flow management has made significant progress, increasingly aligning with real-world applications. However, due to the uncertainties associated with En...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,281 Views
13 Pages

31 January 2019

Students engaged in systems engineering education typically lack experience and understanding of the multidisciplinary complexity of systems engineering projects. Consequently, students struggle to understand the value, rationale, and usefulness of e...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,820 Views
22 Pages

7 June 2019

Process systems engineering (PSE), after being proposed by Sargent and contemporary researchers, has been fast developing in various domains and research communities around the world in the last couple of decades, with energy systems engineering feat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,773 Views
26 Pages

27 August 2024

Karst ecosystems have become complex social–ecological systems (SESs) as a result of the interventions of large-scale ecological restoration programs, and the ecosystem services (ESs) that provide regional well-being can, to some extent, be des...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
108 Citations
22,210 Views
29 Pages

Multi-Agent Systems and Complex Networks: Review and Applications in Systems Engineering

  • Manuel Herrera,
  • Marco Pérez-Hernández,
  • Ajith Kumar Parlikad and
  • Joaquín Izquierdo

8 March 2020

Systems engineering is an ubiquitous discipline of Engineering overlapping industrial, chemical, mechanical, manufacturing, control, software, electrical, and civil engineering. It provides tools for dealing with the complexity and dynamics related t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
13,565 Views
14 Pages

4 September 2019

This paper presents an approach to the utilization of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) early in the system lifecycle, which focuses on early identification of desirable system characteristics to support mission engineering (ME). The paper relie...

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