Digital Twin

This project is a cooperation with Dr. Sotoudeh from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. The goal of the project is to build a (physical) UAV, equipped with sensors that monitor its status while it is in flight, and report this information back to the ground. On the ground, we have a digital version of that same UAV, in the form of a Unity application, with various simulation models corresponding that represent the UAV in various theoretical states. A decision making module determines which simulation model best corresponds to the current state of the physical asset, and the Unity application then uses this simulated version to allow users to perform e.g. a what-if analysis for the future performance of the aircraft. For this project, we have an initial prototype, corresponding to a wing, and are currently in the process of building, simulating, and modeling a full aircraft.