Traditionally, engineers optimize mining plants and processes based on data collected from sensors. However, sensor data is not always available for the multiple possible failure modes in a machine. Instead, you can use simulation data to represent failures by creating a model of your machine and simulating faulty operating conditions.
Simulink and Simscape enable you to build a model of your machine that can describe its behavior in terms of its physical components and dynamics. You can represent different failure modes of the machine by modifying parameter values, injecting faults, and changing model dynamics.