Digital Engineering is far more than model creation, it is the engine that unlocks knowledge, sparks insight, generates authoritative data, and enables true project-wide collaboration. These principles form the foundation of Metis’ innovative approach.
Metis applied this philosophy across its sustained support of Digital Twin engineering under the NASA ARTS contract at Ames Research Center and Langley Research Center. The team developed and maintained high-fidelity digital representations of complex aerospace vehicles and systems under test, including real-time physics-based twins that captured detailed vehicle architectures, performance characteristics, degradation factors, and operational interdependencies. These models were incorporated directly into model-based systems engineering environments and control system designs for simulation and testing activities. The resulting Digital Twins became powerful decision-support tools. They enabled precise planning for upgrades and procurements, evaluation of long-term maintenance and operations considerations, risk reduction through virtual testing, and seamless collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, all before any physical changes occurred. Through this digital-first approach, Metis helped ensure smoother, more efficient, and better-informed advancements in NASA’s simulation capabilities, delivering measurable improvements in fidelity, cost savings, and mission readiness.
