VIVALDY - PENTA

Products become increasingly intelligent, connected and linked with the physical world. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) cause disruptive changes to products, services, business models, and markets. Key aspects of advanced industrial CPS are (i) regular component upgrades (AI, SW, modules and HW) after initial product release and (ii) application of AI techniques to add extra value. A consequence is that the initial verification and validation for CPSs rapidly loses its evidential value throughout the product lifecycle. This holds in particular for professional healthcare systems where patient-safety is paramount. Companies like Philips and Barco face the challenge for cost-efficient re-verification, re-validation, and certification of incremental CPS upgrades ensuring its intended use while being competitive with the development speed of American and Asian companies... Develop digital twins, simulation models for the evaluation of industrial assets at all factory levels and over system..