Internet of things associate

A computerized method for a communication network associate that exchanges information via a spatially distributed communication network to facilitate implementation of a digital twin of a twinned physical system, comprising:

• sensing, by one or more sensors, one or more designated parameters of the twinned physical system;
• receiving at the communication network associate, via the communication network, a digital twin model from a data warehouse;
• for at least a selected portion of the twinned physical system, executing by a computer processor of the communication network associate the digital twin model in connection with the one or more sensors and operation of the twinned physical system;
• transmitting information associated with a result generated by the computer processor;
• processing at least one of:
• (i) messages containing data, (ii) system modeling code, (iii) addresses of communication network associates hosting components, (iv) recent values produced by components, (v) requests for data, (vi) reporting of system modeling, and (vii) control commands;
• storing tables of data for communications management, system model code, and data respecting system componentry including manufacturing specification and individual component functional histories;
• and
• assessing, by an electronics odometer, electronic componentry health within the communication network associate itself using predictive algorithms to generate a value predicting remaining useful life.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to perform a method for a communication network associate that exchanges information via a spatially distributed communication network to facilitate implementation of a digital twin of a twinned physical system, the method comprising:

• sensing, by one or more sensors, one or more designated parameters of the twinned physical system;
• receiving, at the communication network associate via the communication network, a digital twin model from a data warehouse;
• for at least a selected portion of the twinned physical system, executing by a computer processor of the IoT associate the digital twin model in connection with the one or more sensors and operation of the twinned physical system;
• transmitting information associated with a result generated by the computer processor;
• processing at least one of:
• (i) messages containing data, (ii) system modeling code, (iii) addresses of communication network associates hosting components, (iv) recent values produced by components, (v) requests for data, (vi) reporting of system modeling, and (vii) control commands;
• storing tables of data for communications management, system model code, and data respecting system componentry including manufacturing specification and individual component functional histories;
• and
• assessing, by an electronics odometer, electronic componentry health within the communication network associate itself using predictive algorithms to generate a value predicting remaining useful life.