Digital Twin Models and Process Properties
A process is a series of actions, tasks or steps taken in a linear or sometimes a branching, non-linear sequence in order to achieve a desired outcome.
Digital Twins
Fighting COVID-19 with Digital Twins on the Moab platform
The Moab #IoT #DigitalTwin platform I created is now open source with the intent to help non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profits in tackling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Digital Twins and Groups
It’s easy to think of #DigitalTwins as representing discrete systems & subsystems, like an industrial #robot that builds a car in a factory. The reality is that physical entities like humans, machines & environmental systems don’t live in a vacuum.
Digital Twins & Subsystems
If you’ve ever worked with an #IoT platform, you might have noticed it typically has you define a simple schema or #DigitalTwin Model for an entire person, machine or environmental system.
The Digital Thread
To create an historical record of what happens to an instance of a #DigitalTwin throughout its entire lifecycle, you represent this with something called a #DigitalThread.
The Digital Twin Instance
It’s time to create a #DigitalTwin Instance of a physical entity that is derived from a Digital Twin Model.
Digital Twin Models and Rules
As part of my series on #DigitalTwins, I’ve discussed the creation of a Digital Twin Model which defines a type, or class of physical entity from which instances of digital twins are derived. Once you’ve added telemetry, virtual, static, or command properties, it’s time to make use of this #metadata with rules.
Digital Twin Models and Command Properties
In the event your #IoT platform needs to work with industrial control systems where it’s necessary to send messages to trigger actuators, you’ll define one or more “command properties” in your #DigitalTwin model.
Digital Twin Models and Static Properties
The static properties enumerated by a #DigitalTwin model represents #IoT #data that typically doesn’t change.
Digital Twin Models and Virtual Properties
Another interesting aspect of a #DigitalTwin Model is the use of virtual, or calculated properties to derive additional #IoT value.