Digital twin graph
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsArquimedes Martinez Canedo, Livio Dalloro
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Abstract
A system for managing a plurality of digital twins using a graph-based structure, the system includes one or more databases storing a digital twin graph comprising a plurality of subgraphs. Each sub-graph comprises a plurality of nodes associated with a distinct physical object. The system further includes one or more sensor interfaces that are configured to receive data corresponding to one or more remote physical objects. Additionally, the system includes a computing system which is configured to modify the plurality of sub-graphs and edge connections between the plurality of sub-graphs based on the data received via the one or more sensor interfaces.
Claims20
A system for managing a plurality of digital twins using a graph-based structure, the system comprising:
- one or more databases storing a digital twin graph comprising a plurality of sub-graphs, wherein each sub-graph comprises a plurality of nodes associated with a distinct physical object;
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- one or more sensor interfaces configured to receive data corresponding to one or more remote physical objects;
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- a computing system configured to modify the plurality of sub-graphs and edge connections between the plurality of sub-graphs based on the data received via the one or more sensor interfaces.
A computer-implemented method for using a graph-based structure to manage digital twins corresponding to a plurality of physical objects, the method comprising:
- generating, by a computing system, a digital twin graph comprising a plurality of sub-graphs, wherein each sub-graph comprises a plurality of nodes associated with a distinct physical object;
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- receiving, by the computing system, usage data indicating usage of one or more remote physical objects;
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- modifying, by the computing system, the plurality of sub-graphs and edge connections between the plurality of sub-graphs based on the usage data.
A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of digital twins, the method comprising:
- determining a relationship between a first physical object and a second physical object;
- identifying a first sub-graph corresponding to the first physical object in a digital twin graph, wherein the first sub-graph comprises first digital twin units associated with the first physical object;
- identifying a second sub-graph corresponding to the second physical object in the digital twin graph, wherein the second sub-graph comprises second digital twin units associated with the second physical object;
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- creating, updating, or deleting an edge in the digital twin graph between the first sub-graph and the second sub-graph based on the relationship.
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