Simulating digital twins in a virtual reality environment

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• provide a first digital twin model of a first physical object;
• establish a virtual reality environment for simulating operation of the first digital twin model;
• operate the first digital twin model in the virtual reality environment;
• receive, by the first digital twin model, operational parameters from the virtual reality environment to determine operational effectiveness of the first digital twin model in operating within the virtual reality environment;
• and
• enable a user to visualize the operation of the first digital twin model in the virtual reality environment.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device operably coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• provide a first digital twin model of a first physical object;
• establish a virtual reality environment for simulating operation of the first digital twin model;
• operate the first digital twin model in the virtual reality environment;
• receive, by the first digital twin model, operational parameters from the virtual reality environment to determine operational effectiveness of the first digital twin model in operating within the virtual reality environment;
• and
• enable a user to visualize the operation of the first digital twin model in the virtual reality environment.