US 12,293,612 B2
Smart digital twin for monitoring a machine
John J. Dong, Bothell, WA (US); and Naveed M. Hussain, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/649,733.
Prior Publication US 2023/0245503 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/006 (2013.01) [G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G07C 5/0841 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for monitoring a machine that is operable to perform a task, the apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store computer-readable program code; and
processing circuitry configured to access the memory, and execute the computer-readable program code to cause the apparatus to at least:
access a smart digital twin (SDT) of an instance of the machine, the SDT including discrete modules for storage of data and logic including models of the machine, requirements of the machine, and maintenance actions for the machine, wherein the models of the machine include a three-dimensional (3D) geometry model of the machine;
generate a simulation model using at least the 3D geometry model of the machine, wherein the simulation model comprises one or more of a physics-based model, a historical data model, or a hybrid physics-based and historical data model;
perform data analytics on values of operating conditions of the machine to determine a state of the machine, using at least the generated simulation model and the logic;
perform a comparison of the state of the machine to the requirements of the machine;
identify a maintenance action from the maintenance actions, based on the comparison and to cause a change in the state to maintain the requirements of the machine;
update the data of the SDT to include identification of the maintenance action;
update one or more of the models of the machine based on the maintenance action to include one or more of a modification, a repair, or a replacement of a component part associated with the maintenance action; and
output an indication of the maintenance action for performance of the maintenance action on the machine.