Data Integration Device for Digital Twin Runtime Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data integration systems face challenges in processing runtime data from heterogeneous sources without additional communication effort and providing standardized data outputs.

Innovation Solution

A data integration device that couples devices to aspect agents via input interfaces, using aspect models to describe data properties and structures, allowing for homogeneous data access and processing across different devices, and generating digital twins for integrated data management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If data integration systems process runtime data from heterogeneous sources, then data integration capability is improved, but communication effort and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata integration capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary layer (data integration system with standardized interfaces) between heterogeneous data sources and the digital twin system. This intermediary translates and standardizes data from various sources, enabling integration without direct complex communication between all components, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements universal standardized interfaces and data models that can handle multiple types of heterogeneous data sources through a common framework. This multi-functional approach allows the same integration mechanism to work with different data sources, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If additional communication effort is used to integrate heterogeneous data sources, then data integration capability is improved, but communication overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata integration capabilityVSAvoidcommunication overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The intermediary data integration system consolidates communication efforts by providing a single standardized interface layer. Instead of multiple direct communication channels between heterogeneous sources and various systems, all communication passes through the intermediary, reducing redundant communication overhead while maintaining integration capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary data standardization and transformation at the integration layer before data is consumed by digital twin systems. This preliminary action ensures data is ready in a standardized format, eliminating the need for repeated communication and transformation cycles, thus reducing communication overhead.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11734024B2Device for managing digital twins

Publication Date: 2023.08.22 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

AI summary

A data integration device, including input interfaces to which a device which delivers runtime data to the input interface is connectable in each case. The runtime data of the particular device are characterized with the aid of at least one aspect model that is associated with the particular input interface and that characterizes in each case an aspect of the runtime data. The particular input interface is associated with the particular aspect model.