Virtual + Real Testing: Rethinking Aerospace V&V and Certification
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Aerospace certification depends on extensive verification and validation, but today's complex programs can require large numbers of simulations and physical tests while generating significant volumes of information that must remain connected throughout development.
How can engineering teams better combine virtual and physical testing to improve confidence in certification while reducing unnecessary test burden?
In this webinar, experts will examine the Virtual + Real (V+R) Testing approach developed through the UKRI Smarter Testing project. The approach integrates simulation and real-world testing as part of an end-to-end testing and certification process, helping engineering teams optimize test campaigns and maintain a digital thread across development.
Attendees will learn how hybrid testing can:
- Integrate virtual and physical tests into a coordinated verification and validation strategy
- Optimize the test pyramid and potentially reduce reliance on costly full-scale physical testing
- Provide data earlier in the development cycle and increase product maturity at Entry into Service
- Help maintain a digital thread across virtual and physical testing activities
- Address challenges associated with program scale, compliance, costs, and late-stage design changes
The V+R approach was developed through the UKRI Smarter Testing project, a collaboration involving Dassault Systèmes, Airbus UK, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), ZEISS, and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS).
Register to explore how integrating virtual and physical testing could change the way aerospace organizations approach V&V and certification.
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.
