Sami Moisio, D.Sc. Mevea Ltd. Physical and Virtual Worlds Are Converging - The Age of Digital Twin - Mindtrek 2016

1. Physical and Virtual Worlds Are Converging
- The Age of Digital Twin -
Sami Moisio, D.Sc.
Mevea Ltd., October 17, 2016

2. Table of Contents
• The Big Picture
• Customer Examples
• The Future

3. The Big Picture
Virtual World
(Digital Twin)
Physical World
User
Immersion

4. Digital Twin
Digital Twin:
Physics-based, virtual representation of physical asset able to simulate
in real-time its behaviour and use during the whole product lifecycle
I/O Interface
Work Process
Machine
Environment
Product
Development
Sales & Marketing
Training & Support
Diagnostics &
Services

5. The Age of Digital Twin – Next 3 Years
# of responses
Source: Mevea 2016 Seminar survey, 77 responses
60%

6. Visual immersion into the virtual world:
from the machine operator simulator viewpoint
Physical world
Virtual world
Traditional Simulator:
- Virtual world etc.
- Real controls etc.
VR Headset
- Virtual mach. & env.
- Real controls (not
visible) or virtual
controls.
VR Headset & Camera
- Virtual mach. & env.
- Real controls etc.
- Virtual world is
augmented with some
“physical items”
AR / Mixed Reality Headset
- Physical world is augmented
with some “virtual items”
- Real controls etc.
100%
0%
What is the targeted user experience?
Copyright: Mevea Ltd.
Levelof“reality”
? The future ?
Other immersion
technologies:
- Motion platforms
- Haptic devices

7. Table of Contents
• The Big Picture
• Customer Examples
• The Future

8. Case Mantsinen
Physical Product
Virtual Product

9. Case Normet
Normet Spraymec 8100 VC machine

10. Table of Contents
• The Big Picture
• Customer Examples
• The Future

11. The Future - Beyond IoT
Virtual World
(Digital Twin)
Physical World
User
Immersion
Design – Educate – Predict – Optimize – Control

12. Data access using simulators  BIG data
DATA
Data acquisition using
simulators:
- All data available
- Easy to access
Cons:
- Who has the rights to the
data?
- User privacy?
- Security?
- Too much data?
Pros:
- Huge potential for machine
designers
- Early access to data (before
the first prototype)
- Data available that can not be
measured in reality

13. Mevea Ltd.
Simulator Hardware
Real Time Simulators
Simulation Services
Real Time Simulation
Software