Using Digital Twins for CBM+ and RAMS Decision Support

Abstract

The following paper discusses a digital Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) ecosystem that provides model-based insight into the core elements of RAMS in order to enable CBM+ and the real-time health state of a system. The case focuses on using the combined capabilities of various Digital Twin models for data-driven, informed decision support and technical analysis. With reliability regularly an afterthought during design and development we argue that if taken into account during these phases systems will be more predictable, reliable and will limit the users' exposure to consequences. The example is based on a fictional system – the DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future – to illustrate that the solution is system agnostic and may be applied to any type of complex, technical system and any industry space.