Biography Xiao Jia graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) with B.S. degree in 2012, and Tongji University with M.S. degree in 2015, majoring in Automotive Engineering. He is now a second year PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. His current research focuses on ultrashort laser-matter interaction, micro/nano-machining. H...

Mengdi Gao 1, Haihong Huang 1,*, Zhifeng Liu 1, Xinyu Li 1 and John W. Sutherland 2 1 School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; [email protected] (M.G.); [email protected] (Z.L.); [email protected] (X.L.) 2 Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence:...

This paper discusses the concepts of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and of Architecture Frameworks (AF) and presents some preliminary results of current initiatives at Renault on these subjects. We advocate the adoption of a MBSE approach, i.e., the application of modeling to support a SE methodology covering the SE design process and activities and supporting the methods that are neede...