Practice and Evaluation of Model Based Development (MBD) Education. Issue 9 (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wakitani, S.; Yamamoto, T.; Morishige, C.; Adachi, T.; Harada, Y.; Muraoka, T.
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 52:Issue 9(2019)
• Page Start: 206
• Page End: 211
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Curriculum development -- engineering education -- model-based development -- v-type development process; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.08.197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This study presents the practical results concerning model-based development educational practices implemented by Hiroshima University and Mazda Motor Corporation, an automobile manufacturer, and the consequent educational effects. Importance of model-based development is increasing in industrial world. Model-based development is performed according to a development process called the "V-type development process (V-process)." However, several professional engineers involved in automobile development have insufficient experience in conducting model-based development. In this study, the authors propose a program that allows these professional engineers to learn the V-process using a motor control system via a hands-on approach. The program is implemented to target 159 professional engineers belonging to Mazda Motor Corporation. From the questionnaire surveys taken by the learners, it is revealed that the V-process exercises considerably contribute to the self-efficacy of the learners for operational performance using model-based development.