Artificial aging of digital twin to predict usage over time of infrastructure

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program instructions wherein, when the at least one processor executes the computer program instructions, the apparatus is configured to:
• obtain at least one virtual representation of an infrastructure which is physically deployed, wherein the virtual representation represents the infrastructure in a first state;
• apply a first dataset to the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the first state to artificially advance the virtual representation to represent the infrastructure in a second state and to predict a condition of usage associated with the infrastructure as represented by the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state;
• obtain results representing the infrastructure in the second state, responsive to applying the first dataset to the virtual representation, wherein at least a portion of the results include a predicted condition of usage of the infrastructure based on usage of the infrastructure as represented by the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state;
• apply a second dataset to the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state to artificially advance the virtual representation to represent the infrastructure in a third state, the second dataset comprising a solution dataset which is applied to address the predicted condition of usage;
• obtain results representing the infrastructure in the third state, responsive to applying the second dataset to the virtual representation, wherein at least a portion of the results include an outcome to the solution dataset applied to address the predicted condition of usage;
• and
• initiate one or more actions with respect to the infrastructure to address the predicted condition of usage, when the outcome to the solution dataset applied to address the predicted condition of usage is deemed successful.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and comprising machine executable instructions, the machine executable instructions, when executed, causing a processing device to perform steps of:

• obtaining at least one virtual representation of an infrastructure which is physically deployed, wherein the virtual representation represents the infrastructure in a first state;
• applying a first dataset to the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the first state to artificially advance the virtual representation to represent the infrastructure in a second state and to predict a condition of usage associated with the infrastructure as represented by the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state;
• obtaining results representing the infrastructure in the second state, responsive to applying the first dataset to the virtual representation, wherein at least a portion of the results include a predicted condition of usage of the infrastructure based on usage of the infrastructure as represented by the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state;
• applying a second dataset to the virtual representation of the infrastructure in the second state to artificially advance the virtual representation to represent the infrastructure in a third state, the second dataset comprising a solution dataset which is applied to address the predicted condition of usage;
• obtaining results representing the infrastructure in the third state, responsive to applying the second dataset to the virtual representation, wherein at least a portion of the results include an outcome to the solution dataset applied to address the predicted condition of usage;
• and
• initiating one or more actions with respect to the infrastructure to address the predicted condition of usage, when the outcome to the solution dataset applied to address the predicted condition of usage is deemed successful.