Tuciva
Electromechanical systems · Ireland

Make the interfaces
behave as one system.

Tuciva develops compact electromechanical systems in which mechanisms, power, electronics, sensing, controls, thermal behaviour and manufacture are considered together. Performance is often decided at the boundaries between them.

Programme structure

System behaviour

The interfaces are part of the design.

A mechanism can work in isolation while the product still fails through power delivery, heat, tolerance, control behaviour, access or assembly. Those interactions must be designed rather than discovered late.

Tuciva builds the architecture around the behaviour of the complete system, then uses models, rigs and prototypes to resolve the interfaces carrying the most risk.

Development areas

One architecture, several physical disciplines.

The work concentrates on the relationships that govern performance, reliability and a credible path to manufacture.

01

System architecture

Translate the intended function into coherent subsystems, interfaces and governing requirements.

02

Mechanisms and actuation

Resolve motion, loading, efficiency, tolerance and physical behaviour.

03

Sensing and control

Integrate measurement, electronics and control around the behaviour of the real system.

04

Packaging and thermal design

Balance envelope, heat, access, assembly and manufacturing constraints from the outset.

Working sequence

Define. Model. Test. Integrate.

  1. 01

    Define

    Set the system boundary, governing requirements and critical interfaces.

  2. 02

    Model

    Use proportionate analysis to identify sensitive behaviour and credible trade-offs.

  3. 03

    Test

    Build targeted rigs or prototypes to measure the assumptions carrying risk.

  4. 04

    Integrate

    Resolve the evidence into a coherent architecture and next-stage programme.

Programme outputs

Evidence that can be examined.

Outputs are selected around the development decision and may include:

01

Requirements baseline

02

Architecture and interfaces

03

Prototype or test evidence

04

Principal risks and next stage

Bounded scope

Clear limits make useful work.

Tuciva undertakes selected systems work with a clear technical question and measurable outcome. Commodity drafting, open-ended staff augmentation, regulated approval and volume manufacturing are outside the normal scope; specialist partners are introduced where appropriate.

Scope, evidence threshold, confidentiality and the decision point are agreed before work begins.

Confidential enquiries

Discuss the system.

Tell us what it must do, where the present architecture is constrained and which behaviour remains uncertain.

Start a confidential enquiry