Digital twin data: methods and key technologies [version 2; peer review: 4 approved]

As a promising technology to converge the traditional industry with the digital economy, digital twin (DT) is being investigated by researchers and practitioners across many different fields. The importance of data to DT cannot be overstated. Data plays critical roles in constructing virtual models,...

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Main Authors: Ang Liu, Meng Zhang, Lihui Wang, Fei Tao, Biqing Huang, A. Y. C. Nee, Nabil Anwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2022-02-01
Series:Digital Twin
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Online Access:https://digitaltwin1.org/articles/1-2/v2
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Summary:As a promising technology to converge the traditional industry with the digital economy, digital twin (DT) is being investigated by researchers and practitioners across many different fields. The importance of data to DT cannot be overstated. Data plays critical roles in constructing virtual models, building cyber-physical connections, and executing intelligent operations. The unique characteristics of DT put forward a set of new requirements on data. Against this background, this paper discusses the emerging requirements on DT-related data with respect to data gathering, interaction, universality, mining, fusion, iterative optimization, and on-demand usage. A new notion, namely digital twin data (DTD), is introduced. This paper explores some basic principles and methods for DTD gathering, interaction, storage, association, fusion, evolution and servitization, as well as the key enabling technologies. Based on the theoretical underpinning provided in this paper, it is expected that more DT researchers and practitioners can incorporate DTD into their DT development process.
ISSN:2752-5783