Digital Thread Integration with MBSE Starter Model

Completed TRL 3 (started at 3, targeting 6)

Description

Exploring means to connect digital engineering tools into a federated and consistent digital thread to add lifecycle management of project technical baselines. Effort will also produce some training materials to aid workforce in utilizing system modeling concepts.

Benefits

Will determine processes and templates that can aid projects in expediting and assuring engineering efforts.

Details

Technology area	Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing > Simulation > Model-Based Systems Engineering
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2024-10-01
End date	2025-09-30

Project contacts

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Cheryl J Gramling — cheryl.j.gramling@nasa.gov
Michael A Johnson — michael.a.johnson@nasa.gov
Tiffany H Hoerbelt — tiffany.hoerbelt@nasa.gov
Umeshkumar D Patel — umeshkumar.d.patel@nasa.gov
Robert M Morgenstern — robert.m.morgenstern@nasa.gov

How to get involved

This is early/mid-stage (TRL 3) — the most realistic path in is NASA SBIR/STTR, which funds small businesses and research institutions to develop technology aligned with NASA's needs (equity-free, phased funding). Check whether a current SBIR/STTR solicitation topic overlaps with this project's technology area, or contact the project directly (above) to ask.

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