Drivetrain Simulation Gateway for Near Real-Time Component Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drivetrain simulation methods are limited by being pre-simulations for specific operation points and fault conditions, often based on simplified solutions, lacking the capability for nearly real-time simulation across various purposes.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a logically centralized environment to receive identification information and operation conditions of drivetrain components, retrieving required information to perform simulations and output results without needing detailed input from the user, leveraging cloud computing and virtualization for dynamic simulation capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If pre-simulation methods are used for specific operation points and fault conditions, then simulation setup time is reduced, but simulation applicability and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal simulation environment that can handle multiple drivetrain configurations, operation points, and fault conditions through a single platform. The system uses standardized data models and simulation interfaces that accommodate various drivetrain types (electric, hybrid, conventional) without requiring separate pre-simulation setups for each case, thus achieving both time efficiency and broad applicability
2Productivity
If simplified drivetrain solutions are used for simulation, then simulation computation time is reduced, but simulation accuracy and detail deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic simulation capabilities that adapt the level of detail and computational complexity based on the specific simulation needs. The system can switch between simplified models for rapid prototyping and detailed models for precise analysis, allowing users to optimize the balance between computation speed and accuracy for each specific simulation scenario
Solution Approach 2:
The simulation system allows dynamic adjustment of model parameters, complexity levels, and calculation precision. Users can modify parameters such as drivetrain component detail, operating condition ranges, and fault scenario complexity to achieve the desired balance between computation speed and simulation accuracy for different application scenarios
3Measurement precision
If detailed drivetrain information is required as input, then simulation accuracy is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital twin models and standardized data representations of drivetrain systems that can be easily imported and configured. Instead of requiring users to manually input detailed technical parameters, the system uses pre-defined data models and templates that automatically capture necessary information, reducing user burden while maintaining simulation accuracy through standardized data structures
Data Source
AI summary
When a gateway, which provides one or more drivetrain domain specific knowledge services and include one or more simulation tools, receives a request relating to a drivetrain, the request containing identification information identifying one or more components of the drivetrain, and possibly one or more operation conditions, the gateway retrieves, based on the identification information, component information on one or more components of the drivetrain, the component information indicating for each component a component type. The gateway also retrieves, based on one or more component types in the component information and received one or more operation conditions, if any received, one or more values. Then the gateway uses at least the retrieved one or more values as input for a simulation; and outputs a simulation result for the drivetrain and/or for one or more of components the drivetrain.