McLaughlin Research provides professional engineering services spanning the entire life cycle of systems, equipment, and facilities. Our mechanical, electrical, chemical, and civil engineering services range from conceptual studies though operational support to disposal and demilitarization, and in particular include design and development of modifications to in-service systems/equipment for incorporation of product improvement changes, reliability improvement changes, and functional capability upgrades.   

We offer multi-disciplined engineering services in the following areas: 

·         Conceptualization, design, prototyping, testing, and development

·        Failure analysis and quality assurance

·        Environmental and facility design

·         Fielding, installation, and demilitarization. 

Our engineers use an innovative top-down design approach in support of concept development, which provides the ability to examine both the functional requirements and the physical constraints that must be placed on the design, to model a solution, and to produce prototype components in a virtual environment through the use of design automation software. Such a design tool provides the engineer the ability to evaluate multiple solutions, conduct finite element analysis (FEA), and ensure interference issues are resolved during the concept development and evaluation phases of a development program, thereby streamlining the entire design process. 

The model files, generated as a result of this design process, may be used to produce detailed drawings, isometric views, exploded views, graphic renderings, descriptive movies, etc., to support preliminary and/or critical design reviews (PDRs/CDRs), and other program reviews and presentations. These same model files can be used in the development of figures and illustrated parts breakdowns (IBPs) used in conventional technical manuals and training curricula, and to generate animations for use in integrated electronic technical manuals (IETMs) or interactive courseware (ICW). Our engineers use these same model files to perform static, dynamic, and thermal analyses using COSMOS Works, an automated FEA tool, to prove design adequacy. Once acceptable results are achieved and the design is stable, the model file can be sent to a stereolithography lab or machine shop with computer aided manufacturing (CAM) capabilities, to quickly build prototype hardware for further testing.

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