Case Study: Bombardier Transportation achieves 45% cost reduction and 35% shorter lead times with MathWorks Model‑Based Design (MATLAB & Simulink)

Bombardier Transportation Implements Model-Based Design to Accelerate Rail Propulsion System Development

Bombardier Transportation faced long lead times and costly late-stage rework for embedded control software in its MITRAC rail propulsion systems. To accelerate development and improve compliance with standards such as EN 50128/EN 50657, Bombardier worked with MathWorks to adopt Model‑Based Design using MATLAB, Simulink, and Embedded Coder to validate requirements, verify designs, and generate production code.

MathWorks provided seminars, hands‑on support and a pilot project that proved the approach, enabling Bombardier engineers to run closed‑loop simulations, generate C code with Embedded Coder, and move quickly to HIL and on‑train testing. The MathWorks‑led transition delivered measurable impact: costs fell by 45%, lead time dropped by 35%, pilot ROI exceeded 100%, and code implementation delays were minimized as teams merged design and implementation.

Bombardier Transportation

Claes Lindskog

Manager of Propulsion Control, Platform Development