Originally Published in the Spring Issue of EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: Military & Aerospace Guide

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Spring 2016 – Battlefield equipment takes a beating: from the enemy, the environment, and sometimes from the warfighter. So planning for repairs, spares, and upgrades is essential. But while designing a system that “meets the requirements in the ORD” is where many designers stop, GMS CEO Ben Sharfi thinks designers should also consider building in modularity to allow for battlefield realities.

In a recent article entitled "Modularity on the Battlefield Makes Sense When You Know the Facts”, Sharfi argues that modular components—at the box and sub-system level—is a smart way to go.

Check out his article recently published on the Military & Aerospace microsite of Extension Media’s Embedded Systems Engineering.