Closed Loop Simulation via Digital Twin Data Packages

The patent introduces a cloud computing system as an intermediary between distributed assets and user devices. The cloud system receives IoT data from multiple assets, manages data storage centrally, and provides processed data to user devices for simulation. This mediator architecture eliminates the need for direct peer-to-peer connectivity between assets and user devices, thereby reducing connectivity and data storage complexities at the edge while enabling comprehensive asset performance validation.

The patent creates digital twins (virtual copies) of physical assets that store and represent asset data in the cloud. Instead of directly accessing and processing data from numerous physical assets, the system works with simplified digital representations. This copying approach reduces the complexity of data gathering and storage by operating on manageable digital models rather than raw data from distributed sensors and devices.

The patent uses digital twins as virtual copies of physical assets to perform simulations and design validations. Instead of manufacturing and testing multiple physical prototypes, engineers can run numerous simulation scenarios on digital models in the cloud. This approach maintains high measurement precision for design validation while eliminating the time-consuming iterative process of building and testing physical prototypes, thereby significantly reducing time-to-market.

The system performs preliminary simulations and validations on digital twins before committing to physical manufacturing. By conducting virtual testing and optimization in advance, the system identifies and resolves design issues before physical prototypes are needed, reducing the number of iterative physical testing cycles required and accelerating the overall development timeline.