Early design verification of ITER remote handling systems using Digital Mock-Ups within simulation lifecycle environment

This work is part of the EFDA's European Goal Oriented Training programme on Remote Handling (RH) “GOT-RH”. The programme aims to train engineers for activities supporting the ITER project and the long-term fusion programme. This paper is written based on the results of a project “Verification and Validation (V&V) of ITER RH system using Digital Mock-Ups (DMU)”. The purpose of this project is to study efficient approach of using DMU for the V&V of the ITER RH system design utilizing a System Engineering (SE) framework. It gives an overview of the current trends in product and simulation lifecycle management (PLM/SLM) in the industry. This paper suggests a nearly design verification process centralized around a collaboration platform. The purpose of this paper aims at improving and formalizing the ITER RH design process together with the V&V process. The objective of this study aims to improve the cost efficiency and reliability of ITER RH systems.