![]() This explains the conventional approach applied in the industry: extremely clear and well-defined specifications, multiple validation steps between each design phase (e.g. Quite the opposite of the computer world. ![]() Prototyping and industrializing equipment is expensive, as is modifying the definition of a system if it affects the test and production phases. Software vs hardware engineering: Why Scrum is not compatible?Īs can be seen in the table opposite, electrical/mechanical design has very different constraints from software development. However, can the method be suitable for the design of integrated systems (mechanical and electrical) such as the development of an embedded system? We will therefore look at the differences, from an engineering project point of view, between software development and the design of electrical-mechanical systems. This “agility” allows the designer to react quickly to deviations (e.g. Between each “sprint”, the development team is in contact with the end customer to define what needs and technologies to adopt. Instead of delivering a complete software in two years, the development team delivers a module or an evolution of the software every one or two weeks. The agile method (in particular the Scrum ) consists in dividing a complex project into several sub-projects. The F-16 fighter mission calculator’s computing power doubles and its memory increases by 40 times in the space of a decade. ![]() The product can be already obsolete upon introduction, because the technology is outdated or the features do not meet anymore the market’s demand. Nevertheless, this conventional approach is starting to show its limits faced with the rapid evolution of electrical technologies and changing market demands. trajectory ECUs, etc.) has always been carried out with a rigorous process and clearly defined specifications from the start of the project. Until now, the development of critical embedded systems (e.g. Their innovative approach has been published on AAIA, the largest American community of aerospace engineers. ![]() Syncroness, a subsidiary of the ALTEN group, successfully combines the agile method and the industrial V cycle in several space embedded hardware projects. However, it is not common to implement this type of iterative approach in engineering, mechanical and electrical design projects. Agile methods are now popular in the software development world. ![]()
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