Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems

This study introduces an advanced Digital Twin (DT) framework for trams, transforming public transport maintenance through intelligent analytics and real-time data monitoring. Our approach includes developing the DT concept, identifying essential tram components for monitoring, such as the drive tra...

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Main Authors: Oskar Wysocki, Michal Kuziemski, Andre Freitas, Michal Wasilczuk, Jacek Czyzewicz
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11062893/
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author Oskar Wysocki
Michal Kuziemski
Andre Freitas
Michal Wasilczuk
Jacek Czyzewicz
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description This study introduces an advanced Digital Twin (DT) framework for trams, transforming public transport maintenance through intelligent analytics and real-time data monitoring. Our approach includes developing the DT concept, identifying essential tram components for monitoring, such as the drive train, transmission, electric motor, inverter, suspension, and brakes, and determining the appropriate methods and metrics for their Predictive Maintenance (PM). Employing low-cost sensors coupled with advanced analytics, our system efficiently gathers accurate data and feeds it into PM models. A set of comprehensive rules is formulated to assess the tram’s maintenance status, enabling early detection of potential issues. Significantly, this system was successfully implemented on a real tram, contributing to the early detection and prevention of a major transmission failure. Beyond trams, our approach extends to assessing infrastructure like railway conditions and plays a significant role in enhancing passenger satisfaction. This application not only demonstrates the system’s practical efficacy but also underscores its role in enhancing the safety and reliability of urban tram services.
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spelling doaj-art-3217813da79d4daca4526442719954e82025-08-20T03:12:14ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011312027712029210.1109/ACCESS.2025.358536211062893Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation SystemsOskar Wysocki0Michal Kuziemski1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8546-8837Andre Freitas2Michal Wasilczuk3Jacek Czyzewicz4Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, SwitzerlandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandIdiap Research Institute, Martigny, SwitzerlandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandCCVEEX Sp. z o.o., Gdańsk, PolandThis study introduces an advanced Digital Twin (DT) framework for trams, transforming public transport maintenance through intelligent analytics and real-time data monitoring. Our approach includes developing the DT concept, identifying essential tram components for monitoring, such as the drive train, transmission, electric motor, inverter, suspension, and brakes, and determining the appropriate methods and metrics for their Predictive Maintenance (PM). Employing low-cost sensors coupled with advanced analytics, our system efficiently gathers accurate data and feeds it into PM models. A set of comprehensive rules is formulated to assess the tram’s maintenance status, enabling early detection of potential issues. Significantly, this system was successfully implemented on a real tram, contributing to the early detection and prevention of a major transmission failure. Beyond trams, our approach extends to assessing infrastructure like railway conditions and plays a significant role in enhancing passenger satisfaction. This application not only demonstrates the system’s practical efficacy but also underscores its role in enhancing the safety and reliability of urban tram services.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11062893/Cost-effective sensorsdigital twinpredictive maintenancereal-time monitoringtramurban transit
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Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems
IEEE Access
Cost-effective sensors
digital twin
predictive maintenance
real-time monitoring
tram
urban transit
title Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems
title_full Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems
title_fullStr Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems
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title_short Toward Low-Cost Digital Twins for Urban Transportation Systems
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topic Cost-effective sensors
digital twin
predictive maintenance
real-time monitoring
tram
urban transit
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