Smarter Testing for End-to-End Certification
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Virtual + Real (V+R) testing is an industry-standard best practice for structuring verification and validation (V&V), a key process used to demonstrate safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Due to the scale of programs and large number of physical tests and simulations involved, customers face challenges in maintaining a digital thread, collaboration, managing costs and compliance, and late-stage design changes.
The V+R hybrid testing solution is an innovative, end-to-end testing and certification process that leverages the 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform to optimize test campaigns, combining virtual and physical tests. This solution marks a paradigm shift in the certification process, moving from a primarily physical testing model to a hybrid approach.
The significant benefits include:
- Accelerated Development: Hybrid testing significantly reduces lead times, speeding up the development process.
- Cost Efficiency: It reduces testing costs by optimizing the test pyramid and supporting the elimination of full-scale major physical tests.
- Enhanced Product Maturity: It increases product maturity at Entry into Service by providing data earlier in the development cycle.
This approach has been developed as part of the UKRI (United Kingdom Research and Innovation) Smarter Testing project; project members include: Dassault Systèmes, Airbus UK, NPL (National Physical Laboratory), Zeiss, and CFMS (Centre for Modelling & Simulation).
Speakers:
Matthew WHITTAKER
EuroNorth SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
As a SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes Sheffield, Matthew supports EuroNorth customers across industries in adopting simulation-driven solutions using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. With over two years of experience and a background in General Engineering (Energy & Sustainability) from the University of Sheffield—including a Year in Industry—Matthew leverages multi-brand solutions to bridge simulation technology with real-world engineering challenges. Predominantly, Matthew has applied V+R solutions with Test Manager and Process Automation technologies for customers within Aerospace & Defence and Energy industries
Chandresh ZINZUWADIA
Aerospace & Defense Industry Business Value Consultant
Dassault Systèmes
Chandresh holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering and is pursuing an MBA at Georgetown University. With over a decade of experience, he began as a research engineer at NIAR, leading projects in stress analysis, structural design, and crashworthiness. In his next chapter, as a Principal Engineer at Collins Aerospace, he focused on aircraft seat certification, automation, and cost-saving processes. At Dassault Systèmes Chandresh is an Aerospace and Defense Industry business value consultant responsible for reference and replication for simulation and certification domains and lead for the commercial aviation segment.
