Managing the Complexity of Innovation – Medical Device Example

Speaker:
Tony Komar | Siemens PLM MBSE Evangelist
Tony Komar has been practicing and supporting systems engineering for over 35 years. His career began as a System Engineer supporting the development of engine and flight controls in the early 80’s. He led his team supporting FADEC I for CF6 engine control through FAA software certification.His research and development of flight control system based on COTS platforms, led him to work 10 in consulting in the automotive controls domain. Helping customer establish architecture their rapidly growing software control systems. He joined Siemens 17 years ago and has helped customers establish Requirement management and Systems Engineering solutions in variety of industries. In 2011, Tony completed a Master of Engineering in System Engineering from Penn State University and turned a focus toward architecting Siemens solutions. Today he is a key contributor to the development and deployment of Model Based System Engineering products for Siemens Digital Industries Software. He not only is enabling Siemens staff on MBSE tools, but is also working with the next generation of engineers by developing “open” hands on training in electronics and systems engineering though open source products and electronics.

Abstract:
Innovation today requires expanding the traditional boundary of today’s products. To meet this new challenge, we cannot rely on existing knowledge, but need to take steps to look at the problem in new ways. Once examining a problem, we need to be able to communicate to a wide audience what has been discovered and then develop bold solutions leveraging new technologies that may be foreign to our organization.

A medical device example will be presented that demonstrates how MBSE can accelerate innovation in this complex ever changing environment. We cannot be limited to traditional means of communication. The presentation will highlight how you can go outside the boundaries of your own organization to solve problems, and then provide a reliable and secure means to develop a solution for tomorrow.