A product performance rapid simulation approach driven by digital twin data: Part 1. For variable product structures

In the product design stage, the effective performance analysis method is the premise to guarantee the application performance of products. However, digital simulation, as a widely used performance analysis method, has a long simulation cycle and high requirements for computer hardware performance, which leads to long product design and iteration time. Facing this problem, a product performance rapid simulation approach driven by digital twin (DT) data for variable product structures is proposed to replace the digital simulation method. Firstly, the framework for variable product structures is designed, which includes a digital simulation module, a data-driven module, and a surrogate-based simulation module. Then, module implementation of the proposed framework is introduced in detail, in which the twin data-driven product performance rapid simulation model (RSM) for variable product structures is studied based on the makeTwin reference architecture. Finally, a case study is conducted on the iterative design of a connecting rod, focusing on equivalent stress evaluation. The result shows that the proposed method is feasible, as well as costs a shorter simulation time than traditional digital simulation.