TY - JOUR
T1 - WHAT IS A DIGITAL TWIN? - DEFINITIONS and INSIGHTS from AN INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY in TECHNICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
AU - Trauer, J.
AU - Schweigert-Recksiek, S.
AU - Engel, C.
AU - Spreitzer, K.
AU - Zimmermann, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Over the last two decades, a concept called Digital Twin has evolved rapidly. Yet, there is no unified definition of the term. Based on a literature study and an industrial case study, an overarching definition of Digital twins is presented. Three characteristics were identified - representation of a physical system, bidirectional data exchange, and the connection along the entire lifecycle. Further, three sub-concepts are presented, namely: Engineering Twin, Production Twin, and Operation Twin. The presented paper thus formulates a consistent and detailed definition of Digital Twins.
AB - Over the last two decades, a concept called Digital Twin has evolved rapidly. Yet, there is no unified definition of the term. Based on a literature study and an industrial case study, an overarching definition of Digital twins is presented. Three characteristics were identified - representation of a physical system, bidirectional data exchange, and the connection along the entire lifecycle. Further, three sub-concepts are presented, namely: Engineering Twin, Production Twin, and Operation Twin. The presented paper thus formulates a consistent and detailed definition of Digital Twins.
KW - digital twin
KW - industry 4.0
KW - product development
KW - product lifecycle management (PLM)
KW - virtual engineering (VE)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105562648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/dsd.2020.15
DO - 10.1017/dsd.2020.15
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85105562648
SN - 2633-7762
VL - 1
SP - 757
EP - 766
JO - Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference
JF - Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference
T2 - 16th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2020
Y2 - 26 October 2020 through 29 October 2020
ER -