3D Printing and Implementation of Digital Twins: Current Trends and Limitations

Kantaros, Antreas; Piromalis, Dimitrios; Tsaramirsis, Georgios; Papageorgas, Panagiotis; Tamimi, Hatem

doi:10.3390/asi5010007

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“…They analyze how DTs can be used to solve problems, such as how to feed a growing population, how to avoid food loss and waste and how to improve the existing inefficient production systems. Kantaros et al [ 121 ] review current trends and limitations in 3D printing and the implementation of DTs for additive manufacturing. DTs can also help to improve the fabrication process of 3D-printed objects.…”

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Design, Modeling and Implementation of Digital Twins

Segovia

García-Alfaro

2022

Sensors

129

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A Digital Twin (DT) is a set of computer-generated models that map a physical object into a virtual space. Both physical and virtual elements exchange information to monitor, simulate, predict, diagnose and control the state and behavior of the physical object within the virtual space. DTs supply a system with information and operating status, providing capabilities to create new business models. In this paper, we focus on the construction of DTs. More specifically, we focus on determining (methodologically) how to design, create and connect physical objects with their virtual counterpart. We explore the problem into several phases: from functional requirement selection and architecture planning to integration and verification of the final (digital) models. We address as well how physical components exchange real-time information with DTs, as well as experimental platforms to build DTs (including protocols and standards). We conclude with a discussion and open challenges.

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confidence: 99%

Design, Modeling and Implementation of Digital Twins

Segovia

García-Alfaro

2022

Sensors

129

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“…Facilitates activities such as monitoring, coordination, and control of industrial systems in production lines. Its main function lies in the reduction of errors and production delivery time [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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Digital Twins in the Automotive Industry: The Road toward Physical-Digital Convergence

Piromalis

Kantaros

2022

ASI

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A newly introduced term in the field of simulating an artificial or physical system is that of the “Digital Twin” concept method. It employs a digital representation and modeling method, capable of expanding and improving the life cycle of complex items, systems, and processes. Nowadays, digital twin technology has become a key research field worldwide. In this context, it is applied and utilized in various fields. One such field is the automotive industry, a technological field that has great implications in users’ everyday life. Digital twin technology not only has great contributions from the initial stages of design until the final construction stages of vehicles, but also during its use, drawing useful information from its daily functions and making the driving experience more enjoyable, comfortable, and safe. It is worth noting that the vehicles that can greatly benefit from the use of digital twins are electric vehicles, which has tended to acquire greater shares in the last decade.

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“…From a cyber-world context, DT enables a mechanism for the digital transfer of real-world items and processes together with their relevant surrounding environment. Thus, DT can help optimize items or processes by analyzing and understanding them without the need to allocate resources for trial and error methods [14].…”

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“…This is followed by designing the digital twin instances (DTI) of each physical object and its properties. Finally, the systematic properties of all digital twins need to be integrated (digital twin aggregate -DTA) to ensure further predictions can be made by understanding the acquired data and information [14]. Likewise, for smart manufacturing, the digital twin also has the possibility to assist when performing the monitoring as well as troubleshooting tasks of machine tools in an autonomous manner.…”

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“…Figure 1: Pillar Technologies of Digital Twin [14] Implementation of DT in different fields: Due to the increasing interest shown in DT since its conceptualization in 2003, it has made its way into some of the global industries over the past couple of years [18]. Together with IoT, DT has enabled individuals and companies to optimize and provide better results by detecting issues sooner and predicting outcomes more efficiently and accurately to build better products.…”

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Digital Twin and Its Implementation in 3D Printing: A Research Review

Bhattarai¹,

Shrestha²,

Chohan³

2022

int.jour.sci.res.mana.

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The emergence of Additive Manufacturing (AM) has created a plethora of opportunities for different industries due to its application in 3D printing technology. Since its introduction back in 1980, 3D printing technology has overseen numerous developments and changes. A rarity back in the day, 3D printing has now become cheaper and available for everyone who wishes to learn and experiment with the technology. Although 3D printing technology can produce optimized and detailed printing at a cheaper rate than in earlier days, it can still be time-consuming and quite costly due to the technology's tendency to follow the trial-and-error method when printing. A proposed solution to such an issue is by implementing Digital Twin (DT), a virtual representation of an object that provides real-time reflection between the virtual and physical space and can interact and converge with the flow of data between both spaces. However, despite the need, Digital Twin is yet to achieve its fullest potential due to a gap in knowledge regarding its concept and development methods. This paper, therefore, intends to provide a brief review regarding the implementation, applications as well as challenges of DT for 3D printing, to provide an understanding of the current trends that can be utilized for further research regarding Digital Twin and its implementation in 3D printing.

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3D Printing and Implementation of Digital Twins: Current Trends and Limitations

Cited by 33 publications

References 57 publications

Design, Modeling and Implementation of Digital Twins

Design, Modeling and Implementation of Digital Twins

Digital Twins in the Automotive Industry: The Road toward Physical-Digital Convergence

Digital Twin and Its Implementation in 3D Printing: A Research Review

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