Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 1 7 2013 11 18 Model Based Design and HIL Simulations 276 281 EN Tatiana Kelemenová Michal Kelemen Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Košice, Slovak Republic Ľubica Miková Vladislav Maxim Erik Prada Tomáš Lipták František Menda AJME20131725 10.12691/ajme-1-7-25 2013 10 02 2013 10 11 2013 11 18 Model-Based Design is a process that enables faster, more cost-effective development of dynamic systems, including control systems, signal processing, and communications systems. It enables to reduce time to market and these products have higher safety and reliability. Many products are mechatronic and this design approach is dedicated right for this type of products.