Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions
Digital Twin (DT) technology, which creates digital replicas of physical systems, significantly enhances the lifecycle of complex items, systems, and processes. It is especially important in the automotive industry for improving the design, construction, and operation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Dig...
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| author | Uma Ravi Sankar Yalavarthy N Bharath Kumar Attuluri R Vijay Babu Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban |
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| description | Digital Twin (DT) technology, which creates digital replicas of physical systems, significantly enhances the lifecycle of complex items, systems, and processes. It is especially important in the automotive industry for improving the design, construction, and operation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Digital Twins make EVs safer, more comfortable, and more enjoyable to drive, thereby enhancing user experience. As mobility systems evolve to become more intelligent and eco-friendlier, electric and self-navigating vehicles are increasingly replacing internal combustion engine vehicles by leveraging technologies such as IoT, Big Data, AI, ML, and 5G. Significant contribution of transportation to global CO2 emissions underscores the need for sustainable practices. Smart EVs, capable of significantly reducing emissions, require innovative architectures like DTs for optimal performance. The advancement of data analytics and IoT has accelerated the adoption of DTs to increase the efficiency of system design, construction, and operation. EV batteries, being the most expensive components, necessitate thorough analysis for State of Charge (SoC) and State of Health (SoH). This review examines the application of DT technology in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), addressing challenges with particular attention on issues regarding monitoring, tracking, battery and charge administration, communication, assurance, and safety. It also explores current trends in EV energy storage technologies and the crucial role of Digital Twins in optimizing battery systems. This technology enables comprehensive digital lifecycle analysis, enhancing battery management efficiency through optimal models for SoC and SoH assessments. Additionally, this review provides insights into various models, future challenges, and discusses DTs for EV battery systems, highlighting case studies, characteristics, and technological opportunities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-750e2356e8e743bc8ed3872d7e2c67cc2025-08-20T03:49:41ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452025-04-012610094910.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100949Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directionsUma Ravi Sankar Yalavarthy0N Bharath Kumar1Attuluri R Vijay Babu2Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram3Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban4Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GVRS College of Engineering and Technology, Guntur, 522013, AP, IndiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, 522213, AP, IndiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, 522213, AP, IndiaSustainability Group, Cyient Ltd, Pune, 411057, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, IT and Cybernetics, University of South Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn, Norway; Corresponding author.Digital Twin (DT) technology, which creates digital replicas of physical systems, significantly enhances the lifecycle of complex items, systems, and processes. It is especially important in the automotive industry for improving the design, construction, and operation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Digital Twins make EVs safer, more comfortable, and more enjoyable to drive, thereby enhancing user experience. As mobility systems evolve to become more intelligent and eco-friendlier, electric and self-navigating vehicles are increasingly replacing internal combustion engine vehicles by leveraging technologies such as IoT, Big Data, AI, ML, and 5G. Significant contribution of transportation to global CO2 emissions underscores the need for sustainable practices. Smart EVs, capable of significantly reducing emissions, require innovative architectures like DTs for optimal performance. The advancement of data analytics and IoT has accelerated the adoption of DTs to increase the efficiency of system design, construction, and operation. EV batteries, being the most expensive components, necessitate thorough analysis for State of Charge (SoC) and State of Health (SoH). This review examines the application of DT technology in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), addressing challenges with particular attention on issues regarding monitoring, tracking, battery and charge administration, communication, assurance, and safety. It also explores current trends in EV energy storage technologies and the crucial role of Digital Twins in optimizing battery systems. This technology enables comprehensive digital lifecycle analysis, enhancing battery management efficiency through optimal models for SoC and SoH assessments. Additionally, this review provides insights into various models, future challenges, and discusses DTs for EV battery systems, highlighting case studies, characteristics, and technological opportunities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525000819Digital Twin (DT)Electric vehicles (EVs)Automotive industryIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)Battery managementInternet of Things (IoT) |
| spellingShingle | Uma Ravi Sankar Yalavarthy N Bharath Kumar Attuluri R Vijay Babu Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions Energy Conversion and Management: X Digital Twin (DT) Electric vehicles (EVs) Automotive industry Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Battery management Internet of Things (IoT) |
| title | Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions |
| title_full | Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions |
| title_fullStr | Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions |
| title_short | Digital twin technology in electric and self-navigating vehicles: Readiness, convergence, and future directions |
| title_sort | digital twin technology in electric and self navigating vehicles readiness convergence and future directions |
| topic | Digital Twin (DT) Electric vehicles (EVs) Automotive industry Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Battery management Internet of Things (IoT) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525000819 |
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