Communications consulting, analysis, and specification development support are services offered by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Some potential support activities include:

Defining system requirements
Defining product requirements
Defining system or product specifications
Developing products
Coordinating production services
Providing limited production services

In all cases, SwRI staff work closely with the client's staff to better understand the client’s business model, special needs, and short- and long-term goals. A partial list of services provided for our clients include:

Systems engineering consulting – provide client engineering support in determining system needs or identifying and evaluating potential solutions.
Identifying and documenting system requirements or developing system specification – enables our client to procure systems that meet their needs.

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Performance simulation – develop computer simulations of complex systems to demonstrate functionality and interoperability and to verify or adjust system and subsystem specifications.
Performing unbiased market surveys and tradeoff analyses – provide client with system alternatives based on performance and/or price

Offering unbiased product analysis or evaluation – identify the best solution for our client

SwRI works closely with each client to ensure accurate development and fulfillment of client requirements. Using numerous and varied resources to ensure delivery of a comprehensive solution that meets each client's requirements, SwRI engineers:

Model
Analyze
Prototype
Test

As part of a long-held tradition, patent rights arising from sponsored research at SwRI are often assigned to the client. SwRI generally retains the rights to Institute-funded advancements.

Examples of Consulting, Analysis, and Specification Development Projects

Infrastructure and
Network Systems

Communications Devices

Radar Systems

ITS Communications Network

Communications Master Plan

Technology Studies for NCS

Survival Radio Replacement

RF PIN Diode

For more information about consulting, analysis, and specification development capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mark Moczygemba at mmoczygemba@swri.org or (210) 522-3463. We can offer you the best approach for your communications and embedded systems solutions.

Contact Information

Mark Moczygemba

Communications and Embedded Systems

(210) 522-3463

mmoczygemba@swri.org

Related Terminology

communication devices

communication networks

consulting, analysis, and specification development

communication systems

RF systems

radio frequency engineering

COTS integration

custom instruments

prototype development

reverse engineering

replacement engineering

communications engineering

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Southwest Research Institute^®(SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

November 16, 2009