A Digital Twin Case Study on Automotive Production Line

Mendı, Arif Furkan

doi:10.3390/s22186963

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“…This study [ 42 ] introduced the use of digital twin technology in the commercial production phase of an automotive production line. The study found that the use of digital twin technology led to a 6.01% increase in production line efficiency and an 87.56% reduction in downtime.…”

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confidence: 99%

Educational Case Studies: Creating a Digital Twin of the Production Line in TIA Portal, Unity, and Game4Automation Framework

Balla,

Haffner,

Kučera

et al. 2023

Sensors

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In today’s industry, the fourth industrial revolution is underway, characterized by the integration of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data. One of the key pillars of this revolution is the technology of digital twin, which is rapidly gaining importance in various industries. However, the concept of digital twins is often misunderstood or misused as a buzzword, leading to confusion in its definition and applications. This observation inspired the authors of this paper to create their own demonstration applications that allow the control of both the real and virtual systems through automatic two-way communication and mutual influence in context of digital twins. The paper aims to demonstrate the use of digital twin technology aimed at discrete manufacturing events in two case studies. In order to create the digital twins for these case studies, the authors used technologies as Unity, Game4Automation, Siemens TIA portal, and Fishertechnik models. The first case study involves the creation of a digital twin for a production line model, while the second case study involves the virtual extension of a warehouse stacker using a digital twin. These case studies will form the basis for the creation of pilot courses for Industry 4.0 education and can be further modified for the development of Industry 4.0 educational materials and technical practice. In conclusion, selected technologies are affordable, which makes the presented methodologies and educational studies accessible to a wide range of researchers and solution developers tackling the issue of digital twins, with a focus on discrete manufacturing events.

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confidence: 99%

Educational Case Studies: Creating a Digital Twin of the Production Line in TIA Portal, Unity, and Game4Automation Framework

Balla,

Haffner,

Kučera

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…In the automotive and aviation industries, the main part of the physical entity in a DT model is usually a production line or an assembly line, or a shop floor when the focus is on the manufacturing and assembly phases. For the automotive industry, Mendi et al [28] applied DT techniques to an automotive production line in the manufacturing phase. The production line is visualized by the game engine Unity and the data is analyzed by some data-driven methods of AI algorithms.…”

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Simulation Method in Automotive, Aviation and Maritime Industries for Digital Twin: A Brief Survey

Mao,

Li,

Zhang

2023

2023 IEEE 18th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA)

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In this work, a brief survey of simulation methods used to create digital twins (DTs) or assist DTs in the automotive, aviation, and marine industries is presented. The simulation methods are classified as model-driven, data-driven, and hybrid methods. In addition, simulation methods in these three industries are studied from the phases of design, manufacturing, and operation. The similarities, differences and characteristics of the simulation methods applied to the automotive, aviation and maritime industries are discussed and summarized from several aspects. Model-driven approaches are used more frequently than the other two methods in design and manufacturing phases, while hybrid methods have great potential to support different operations of DT-related studies in the reviewed three industries. In addition, issues of prognostics and health management (PHM) such as fault diagnosis, remaining useful life (RUL) has recently been more inclined to be studied using data-driven approaches. According to our analysis we believe that as DT technology evolves, the hybrid approach will become the mainstream strategy for DT-based modeling.

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“…The purpose of using a digital twin is to improve the functionality and increase the efficiency of processes [9]. The digital twin is not only limited to focusing on one entity but can also be applied to entire systems, thus creating a broad approach to the digitized factories of the future [10][11][12].…”

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Development and Verification of a Simulation Model of an Automated Assembly Line

Bendowska,

Zawadzki

2023

Applied Sciences

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Simulation models are integral to IT solutions built according to the Industry 4.0 concept. They are often the basis for developing digital twin solutions, which is why development environments are constantly developed and improved to meet the growing requirements of manufacturing enterprises. This work presents the development and verification of a simulation model of an automated assembly line located in the Smart Factory laboratory of the Poznań University of Technology. One of the criteria for designing the assembly process on this line is the time it takes for transport pallets to pass through individual stations. The work is a response to the need to quickly analyze the designed product assembly scenarios to choose the best one. The operation of the automated line with six assembly stations and allowing for the simultaneous transport of six pallets were considered. The main purpose of the work was to build a simulation model that would allow us to obtain assembly times close to real. The model was created using the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation 16.0 software, and verification work was carried out through a comparative analysis of the results of the simulation time of various assembly scenarios in relation to the actual operation of the line.

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A Digital Twin Case Study on Automotive Production Line

Cited by 23 publications

References 30 publications

Educational Case Studies: Creating a Digital Twin of the Production Line in TIA Portal, Unity, and Game4Automation Framework

Educational Case Studies: Creating a Digital Twin of the Production Line in TIA Portal, Unity, and Game4Automation Framework

Simulation Method in Automotive, Aviation and Maritime Industries for Digital Twin: A Brief Survey

Development and Verification of a Simulation Model of an Automated Assembly Line

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