SwRI Systems Analysis: Advanced Vehicle Technology Systems Analysis

Our experience with advanced powertrain system development at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) means the Advanced Vehicle Technology section can analyze and trade off many advanced production systems and components.


All phases of the vehicle powertrain design process can be addressed as a system or as a system of systems, depending on client needs:


Initial Requirement Analysis

  • Software project planning

  • High-level requirement specifications

  • Project organization


Hardware and Software Algorithms and Specifications

  • Software design plan

  • Hardware parameters

  • Hardware boundary conditions

  • Functionality planning

  • Functionality design


Hardware and Software Implementation

  • Software coding

  • Software execution

  • Software debugging

  • Hardware construction

  • Hardware control

  • Hardware interface

  • Hardware testing

  • Issuance of engineering change orders to correct design errors found during implementation


Laboratory and Vehicle Validation

  • Product testing against design requirements with client oversight

  • Design of tests for both laboratory and vehicle-mounted conditions


For more information about systems analysis capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Joe Redfield at jredfield@swri.org or call

(210) 522-3729.

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