公开(公告)号：US20180054376A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15243417

申请日：2016-08-22

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： John Erik HERSHEY ,  Matthew Christian NIELSEN ,  Christopher Donald JOHNSON ,  Michael Joseph DELL'ANNO ,  Joji JOYKUTTY

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/66

CPC classification number: H04L43/12 ,  G05B23/0254 ,  G05B2219/25198 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L43/067 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an Internet of Things (“IoT”) associate to facilitate implementation of a digital twin of a twinned physical system. The IoT associate may include a communication port to communicate with at least one component, the at least one component comprising a sensor or an actuator associated with the twinned physical system, and a gateway to exchange information via the IoT. A computer processor and local data storage, coupled to the communication port and gateway, may receive a digital twin model from a data warehouse via the IoT. The computer processor may be programmed to, for at least a selected portion of the twinned physical system, execute the digital twin model in connection with the at least one component and operation of the twinned physical system.

公开(公告)号：US20170286572A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15087217

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： John Erik HERSHEY ,  Frederick Wilson WHEELER ,  Matthew Christian NIELSEN ,  Christopher Donald JOHNSON ,  Michael Joseph DELL'ANNO ,  Joij JOYKUTTI

IPC: G06F17/50 ,  G06F17/18

CPC classification number: B64F5/60 ,  G05B23/0283

Abstract: An apparatus may implement a digital twin of a twinned physical system such that one or more sensors to sense values of one or more designated parameters of the twinned physical system. A computer processor may receive data associated with the sensors and, for at least a selected portion of the twinned physical system, monitor a condition of the selected portion of the twinned physical system and/or assess a remaining useful life of the selected portion based at least in part on the sensed values of the one or more designated parameters. A communication port may transmit information associated with a result generated by the computer processor. The one or more sensors may sense values of the one or more designated parameters, and the computer processor may perform the monitoring and/or assessing, when the twinned physical system is not operating.