Chapter 4: OTS Going Forward Toward Digital Twins
One of the main aims of writing this book was this chapter. I wanted to see the Operator Training Simulator (OTS) projects move to using the new technologies available to turn these systems into Digital Twins (DTs). In this chapter, we will see how this can be achieved. In addition, we will look into the use of cloud systems and how they can be used to deliver OTS systems.
This chapter will require previous knowledge of OTS system delivery along with some knowledge of Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) project delivery. Many ICSS suppliers have their own OTS teams to deliver these systems. Integrating these two system deliveries will benefit every stakeholder of these projects.
We will see how this can be achieved and the challenges that come with this model.
We'll cover the following main topics in this chapter:
- Reaching the promised land
- The cloud is the way forward
- 3D virtualization