Scope of category

Entries to the IET Software in Design Innovation Award category are welcomed from organisations: universities, clients, consulting engineers, contractors, suppliers and component manufacturers.

The Software in Design Award will recognise and reward the innovative use of advanced software techniques within an engineering design process.

The Software in Design category welcomes innovations at any stage of development. Entries are encouraged where there has been the application of innovative software methods and tools as part of the development of an engineering product in (but not limited to) one or more of the following areas:

• Modelling: Gaining insight into the product and/or its operational environment by the use of models
  
  
• Simulation: Enabling detailed design and performance analysis of the product within a software environment prior to the creation of a physical prototype
  
  
• Data analysis and visualisation: Optimising the product design through the innovative use of data
  capture and analysis tools
  
  
• Automated Testing: Use of software tools to actively test, measure or explore the operational characteristics of a product

Please note

This category recognises the innovative use of software methods within an engineering design process rather than an innovative final product which is covered the Product Design Innovation Award category.

Winning innovations in this category

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