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Sports verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Hydrofoil Racing Simulator (Digital Twin)

domain Client: A premier sailing syndicate handshake Provider: Internal / HP / Capgemini schedule Deploy: Q1 2021 (Victory)
94 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: Very High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

Barred from physical tank testing by regulations and cost, the team developed a physics-based 'Digital Twin' of their AC75 yacht. This simulator allowed sailors to test thousands of hydrofoil designs and execute maneuvers in a virtual environment, effectively winning the design race before the boat ever touched the water.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"The pinnacle of 'Computer Aided Engineering' in sport. The simulator was not just for design, but for human training—sailors learned to fly the boat in the lab. This shifted the budget from physical prototyping (CapEx) to compute cycles (OpEx)."

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warning The Challenge

The America's Cup class rule banned traditional towing tank testing to cut costs. Teams needed to design radical foiling monohulls that had never existed before. Building physical prototypes for every idea was illegal and too slow.

psychology The Solution

The team built a 'Gantry' simulator where the physical cockpit moves on hydraulic rams, linked to a massive CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) backend. They utilized HP workstations to run real-time physics calculations, allowing the helmsman to 'feel' the water interaction digitally.

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Integrations
Matlab, Custom Physics Engine
Deployment Model
On-Premise HPC
Data Classification
Proprietary IP
Estimated TCO / ROI
High
POC Summary (2018-01-01 to 2021-03-01)

"N/A (Continuous development)"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Model Divergence Critical Constant validation against on-water telemetry.
Latency High Local processing to prevent 'simulator sickness'.

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Audited value realization curve

Simulation of >10,000 design iterations Verified Outcome
Primary KPICorrelation between sim and reality >98%
Audit CycleReduction in physical prototyping costs

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: America's Cup Class Rules
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Proprietary IP

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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The "Blind Verification" Protocol

How we verified these outcomes for A premier sailing syndicate without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-803
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-803

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