Self-Forming Mesh Control for Secure Digital Twin Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital twin systems face challenges in efficiently managing and securely transferring data across interconnected computing entities, particularly in environments with dynamic changes and complex asset lifecycles, without compromising data integrity and security.
Innovation Solution
A self-forming communication and control system utilizing blockchain-encoded records to manage data securely, where only trusted devices can modify tokens, and a mesh network for seamless connectivity, enabling real-time monitoring and adaptive control of assets within the digital twin environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If digital mapping and monitoring techniques are used to build digital representations and deploy sensor/control nodes, then real-time monitoring and control capabilities are improved, but data security and integrity management become more complex and challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary layer between the digital twin system components. The blockchain ledger acts as a trusted mediator that records and verifies all data transactions between sensor nodes, control systems, and digital representations, ensuring data integrity without requiring complex trust management protocols among all system components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-organizing mesh networks where computing entities automatically establish connections and routes without centralized configuration. The blockchain network similarly operates autonomously, with nodes independently validating transactions and maintaining the ledger, reducing the need for complex external management while ensuring data integrity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mesh networks are deployed for connectivity in dynamic environments, then system adaptability and real-time communication are improved, but managing trusted device access and data security becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the blockchain ledger continuously records and verifies device identities and data transactions. This creates a trusted feedback loop that automatically validates access requests and data transfers in the mesh network, maintaining security even as devices dynamically join and leave the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication and registration of devices on the blockchain ledger before they can participate in the mesh network. This advance setup of trusted identities and access rights allows the network to dynamically adapt while maintaining security, as all future interactions are based on pre-validated credentials recorded on the immutable ledger.
3Reliability
If blockchain-encoded records are used to manage data securely, then data integrity and security are improved, but system complexity and computational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the blockchain implementation into modular components that can be independently deployed and managed. The digital twin system is divided into separate functional modules (sensor data collection, blockchain transaction generation, ledger verification, control command issuance) that can be implemented with varying levels of blockchain integration, allowing organizations to balance security requirements against computational complexity.
4Productivity
If real-time monitoring and adaptive control are implemented in digital twin systems, then operational optimization is improved, but the need for secure and efficient data management across interconnected entities becomes more critical and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal blockchain-based data management layer that serves multiple functions simultaneously: it secures sensor data collection, validates control commands, tracks asset lifecycle events, and enables real-time monitoring. This multi-functional platform reduces the need for separate security and management systems for each digital twin application, simplifying overall data management complexity while enabling operational optimization.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for execution by a computer includes detecting lighting objects of an environment based on at least one of environment signaling of the environment and premise messages exchanged with another computer to produce a set of detected lighting objects. The method further includes storing object monitor information for the set of detected lighting objects within a digital twin memory by applying processor-executable instructions. The method further includes interpreting a portion of the object monitor information to produce should-be configuration information for the set of detected lighting objects that includes recommended spatial placement information of at least some of the set of detected lighting objects to facilitate achievement of an environment lighting requirement by controlling the detected lighting objects.