A joint R&D program is useful when it has a specific engineering question, method, data owner and path to a product decision. General research without configuration linkage rarely shortens development.
Mission context
Partners may study mobility, materials, energy, human factors, control, manufacturing or test methods. Shared terminology and data rules are required.
Engineering approach
HARDY proposes defining hypothesis, platform version, method, criterion, IP, and public versus protected result layers.
What must be demonstrated
The outcome should support an engineering decision.
- research plan and configuration;
- primary data, method and uncertainty assessment;
- recommendation, product change and repeat verification.