The Digital Twin Concept in Industry – A Review and Systematization

Sjarov, Martin; Lechler, Tobias; Fuchs, Jonathan; Brossog, Matthias; Selmaier, Andreas; Faltus, Florian; Donhauser, Toni; Franke, Jörg

doi:10.1109/etfa46521.2020.9212089

Cited by 79 publications

(37 citation statements)

References 48 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, it is more than a representation of the real world. It becomes a digital replica of the physical counterpart, enabling simulations to forecast different states of the physical model and act in a predictive manner [21,40].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Closed-Loop Digital Twin for the Product Lifecycle

Durão

Zancul

Schützer

2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Digital Twin advances have provided the conceptual ground for integrating a physical product with its digital representation. However, Digital Twin implementation has been focused on the beginning of life and manufacturing optimization, leaving space for developing a Digital Twin model that encompasses and connects different stages of the entire product lifecycle. In this scenario, the integration between company-internal data with real-time customers' data is still a challenge. Besides, implementing such a model in a multiplatform environment is also an open issue in the literature. This paper proposes the definition of a Closed-loop Digital Twin implemented as a middleware software that connects PLM, ERP, and MES data with customers' usage data. The proposed concept was implemented and tested in a learning factory. Results demonstrated the concept potential to consolidate product data, support data analyses, and provide insights for different stages of the product lifecycle.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current focus of research on Digital Twin relates to Product Lifecycle Management [21]. Digital Twin is more than a representation of the real world.…”

Section: Digital Twinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Closed-Loop Digital Twin for the Product Lifecycle

Durão

Zancul

Schützer

2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In this section, the definition of the digital twin concept is given through the academic studies observed in the literature review, and information about the adaptation of this concept to wind and solar energy systems is given. The term digital twin was first introduced by Grievens during a presentation he made in 2003 (Lim, Zheng, & Chen, 2020), (Sjarov et al, 2020). As a digital twin definition; it is a digital structure created to understand, model, and improve the performance of the physical system.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları İçin Dijital İkiz Konsepti

Gökkuş¹

2021

Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this study, research has been conducted on how to adapt the digital twin concept on wind and solar energy systems, which are alternatives to existing energy sources and have the largest share compared to other alternative energy sources. Predictions have been made on possible benefits provided to these energy sources by the digital twin concept, which is one of the popular study topics today. For this purpose, firstly, the concept of the digital twin is introduced and information about its recent applications is given. Then, information is given about how the digital twin concept can be adapted to alternative energy sources, as suggested within the scope of the study. In addition, academic studies in the field of renewable/alternative energy resources are examined and evaluations are made on the findings.

show abstract

“…According to the keywords applied in the Scopus database, there were 197 publications announced on the DT, digital shadows, and digital mirrors since 1976. However, the origins of the DT concept derived from the 2000s when the idea of a real (physical) space/object and virtual (digital) one connected through data and information flow was introduced by Michael Grieves in the context of product lifecycle management [24]. Namely, the concept was introduced in 2003 [46], therefore considering the stages in the DT research development proposed in [25], it should be considered that there are no significant publications before 2003 (Figure 3).…”

Section: Data Cleaningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This trend may be a consequence of the numerous subject areas of DT application, such as manufacturing [13][14][15], maintenance [16,17], and supply chain [18,19], including the remanufacturing supply chain [8], construction industry [9], and agriculture [20]. Moreover, many publications present a cross-industry overview of contemporary DT applications [21][22][23][24]. Interestingly, more than 50% of all identified review papers focus strongly on manufacturing applications [13][14][15]17,25].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Digital Twin Concept Supports Internal Transport Systems?—Literature Review

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the Industry 4.0 era, the Digital Twin has become one of the most promising enabling technologies supporting material flow. Although the literature on the Digital Twin is becoming relatively well explored, including a certain number of review papers, the context of the Digital Twins application in internal transport systems has not been investigated so far. This paper thoroughly reviews the research on the Digital Twins applied in internal transport systems concerning major research trends within this research area and identification of future research directions. It provides clarification of various definitions related to the Digital Twin concept, including misconceptions such as a digital shadow, a digital model, and a digital mirror. Additionally, the relationships between terms such as material handling, material flow, and intralogistics in the context of internal transport systems coupled with the Digital Twin are explained. This paper’s contribution to the current state of the art of the Digital Twins is three-fold: (1) recognition of the most influential and high-impact journals, papers, and researchers; (2) identification of the major research trends related to the Digital Twins applications in internal transport systems, and (3) presentation of future research agendas in investigating Digital Twins applied for internal transport systems.

show abstract

The Digital Twin Concept in Industry – A Review and Systematization

Cited by 79 publications

References 48 publications

Closed-Loop Digital Twin for the Product Lifecycle

Closed-Loop Digital Twin for the Product Lifecycle

Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları İçin Dijital İkiz Konsepti

How Digital Twin Concept Supports Internal Transport Systems?—Literature Review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About