Thanks to BIM (Building Information Modelling), we can obtain a digital model of a physical asset (a building, a facility, a process or a system in the built or natural environment) with a large amount of information relating to all phases of its useful life. Now, with the integration of IoT (Internet of the Things) software, it is possible to sensorise real-life elements (such as electrical equipment, machinery, devices, mechanical equipment, etc.) and assign them to this digital model. In this way, we obtain a “Digital Twin“, in other words, a reliable and dynamic digital representation of that physical asset.
This digital twin of the asset, with real information on what is happening at each moment of its operation and maintenance, provides us with a wealth of data and parameters. Subsequently, after its analysis and study and through “machine learning“, we will be able to predict possible defects in any of the sensorised elements during the performance of its function. We will even be able to detect possible problems before they appear.
By Pablo Moreno, MEP Manager at Amusement Logic’s Architecture Dept.
