IP Library Granted Patent US 10,928,809
Granted Patent B2
US 10,928,809 · App. 16/209,940 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

As-designed, as-manufactured, as-tested, as-operated and as-serviced coupled digital twin ecosystem

Inventors: Pradeep Salapakkam (Mason, OH); Eric John Ruggiero (Cincinnati, OH); James Tallman (Niskayuna, NY)
Assignee: General Electric Company
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Patent No.
US 10,928,809
App. No.
16/209,940
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided methods and systems for optimizing a manufacturing process. For example, there is provided a method for generating a model for driving a decision of a manufacturing process. The method includes simultaneously receiving data from a plurality of sources and executing a machine learning-based procedure on the data. The method further includes updating a physics-based model corresponding to the model in real time based on a result of the machine learning-based procedure.

Claims (19)

1. A method for making a new part according to an optimized manufacturing process, the method including:

receiving data from a plurality of sources, the data including as-designed, as-manufactured, as-simulated, and as-tested data relative to one or more parts similar to the new part;

updating in real-time a surrogate model of the new part, wherein the surrogate model forms a digital twin of the new part, the digital twin including at least two of the as-designed, as-manufactured, as-simulated, and as-tested data-; and

executing, based on the digital twin, a set of functions to make the new part.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sources include new make manufacturing data and a network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is associated with a component.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the data relative to the component is at least one of the as-designed data, the as-manufactured data, the as-tested data, as-operated data, as-serviced data or a combination thereof.

5. A system configured to manufacture a new part according to an optimized manufacturing process, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

simultaneously receiving data from a plurality of sources, the data including as-designed, as-manufactured, as-simulated, and as-tested data;

updating in real-time a surrogate model of the new part, wherein the surrogate model forms a digital twin of the new part, the digital twin including at least two of the as-designed, as-manufactured, as-simulated, and as-tested data; and

executing, based on the digital twin, a set of functions to make the new part.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of sources include new make manufacturing data and a network.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the data is associated with a component.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the data relative to the component is at least one of the as-designed data, the as-simulated data, the as-manufactured data, the as-tested data, as-operated data, as-serviced data or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the data further includes operational data or nominal operating conditions of a component.

10. The system of claim 5 , wherein the new part is a component of an engine.

11. The system of claim 5 , wherein the digital twin includes a representation of a component of an engine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2018
From: SALAPAKKAM, PRADEEP; RUGGIERO, ERIC JOHN; TALLMAN, JAMES
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 047673/0454 →
Continuity (1)
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