Mosaic Factor team hosted the Kick-off Meeting for TwinLoop project on January 21st and 22nd in Barcelona. We are thrilled to present this Horizon Europe project as coordinators. TwinLoop is an innovation project that will develop an Open Framework for TwinOps and Digital Twin for Electrical Vehicles. Its ultimate objective is to contribute to reduce EV´s Energy Consumption. During this 2-day event at Mosaic Factor, together with the key partners, we have focused on the roadmap, the challenges, and the objectives for the upcoming months.
Co-creation interactive workshop
During the meetings, we organised a World Café: an interactive co-creation workshop to better define core technical tasks by defining, mapping, and discussing:
- Recent initiatives in the topic.
- What are the main challenges (difficulties by importance).
- Which of the project’s key results is more relevant for exploitation purposes.
Innovation in Digital Twins for SDV
TwinLoop builds on a new opportunity in cloud-computation capacity due to the implementation of High-Performance Computing combined with digitisation of EVs under the SDV architecture. Our main goals are to enhance EV driver experience, safety as well as cybersecurity. Current Digital Twin state of the art is far from the complexity of EVs core performance. Any vehicle is unique and has its own hardware and software version. By considering the unicity of a single vehicle and learning from the operational data of a vehicle fleet and the use of data and digital models across all EV’s lifecycle, it would be possible to unlock the necessary extra step to reduce energy consumption without compromising comfort and safety. The TwinLoop will develop an Open Framework for TwinOps for EVs along with a suite of digital tools to constantly improve the following elements across the four stages of the vehicle lifecycle:
- Energy Consumption
- Hardware Costs
- Driver Experience
- Vehicle Resiliency
The project will implement the Open Framework, integrate with EV-specific tools, and assess their effectiveness in realistic conditions across three different use cases, identified for their relevance to the topic. We will also focus on fostering synergies between various sectors and stakeholders, aligning with European priorities and strategic partnerships like 2ZERO and Chips JU. This ensures the transferability of expected outcomes and underscores TwinLoop’s commitment to innovation management, research ambition, and market acceptance within the automotive industry.
Planning the HE project
Located in the beautiful “Barcelona Room” from Barcelona City Council Mobility buildings, the project consortium addressed several topics to kick off the TwinLoop project:
- Software-defined EV trends and project requirements
- Efficient and effective EV development
- Open Framework for TwinOps and Digital Tools for EVs
- Driver profiling, Privacy and Cyber Security
- Use Cases and evaluation
- Project Overview & Planning
- Presentation by European Commission
- Policy Expectations
- Project Management & Administrative Topics
We will keep you posted on new developments from this exciting innovation project! → Check our Digital Twins solution
