Using digital twins to investigate design feasibility – reducing risk and costs

A customer wanted to conduct a site survey to investigate design feasibility for the deployment of equipment. Physical access to the site was blocked. The customer faced a long and costly process to secure access without any indication of whether the site was feasible or not – leading to uncertainty and risk.

Objectives

Complete a design feasibility study where physical access to the site is not available.

Solution

Digital Asset Solutions was able to use UAV technology to survey the site. The survey output was processed and used to create a digital twin. The digital twin was shared with cross-functional disciplines to assess feasibility allowing the customer to decide whether to proceed or whether to
abort without incurring additional delays and costs.

Benefits

  • Design feasibility study completed allowing informed decision-making.
  • Timescales were reduced from 18 months to 6 weeks.
  • Costs reduced by more than 50% General Arrangement drawings completed (subject to identifiable dependencies) i.e. known risk.