Overview
Model‑based design (MBD) has become an essential approach for developing today’s increasingly complex embedded systems. Instead of relying solely on code as the primary expression of system behavior, MBD shifts development toward formalized visual and textual models that unify requirements, design logic, verification, and validation. This modeling‑first workflow helps teams reason more clearly about system functionality, reduce ambiguity, and detect issues earlier in the lifecycle—long before implementation bottlenecks appear.
As systems grow in functionality, autonomy, and safety demands, MBD supports engineers with structured abstractions, rigorous semantics, and seamless integration into broader Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes. Modern engineering environments enhance this further with interactive documentation, intuitive visual diagrams, expressive modeling languages, and integration with system architecture models, making MBD both accessible to newcomers and powerful for advanced applications. This webinar will introduce the core principles of model‑based design and explore how it helps teams improve system quality, streamline collaboration, and manage complexity across embedded software projects.