Development of an industrial cyber-physical platform for small series production using digital twins

Yablochnikov, Eugeny I.; Chukichev, Artemiy V.; Timofeeva, Olga S.; Abyshev, Oman A.; Abaev, Grigory E.; Colombo, Armando Walter

doi:10.1098/rsta.2020.0370

Cited by 5 publications

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“…In [47], the potential of combining semantics and data analysis in the context of DTs is explored, while [48] focuses on the engineering of human-focused systems in the context of Industry 4.0. The application-related articles [49,50] showcase examples of applications in the domains of cyber security and production, respectively. Paper [51] presents an application in the field of health care, specifically in the diagnostics and rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis.…”

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Towards a Domain-Neutral Platform for Sustainable Digital Twin Development

Savić,

Segedinac,

Konjović

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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In this paper, we propose an abstract domain-neutral architecture for a cognitive digital twin (CDT) and a software platform to develop such CDTs, including machine reasoning capabilities. Sustainable development refers here to an abstract model that enables a holistic view of limiting resources and has an ability to adapt to different application domains while reusing existing resources. The proposed solution allows for a unified abstract representation and the development of a wide range of diverse digital twins, as well as facilitating their interoperability. The abstract architecture consists of a four-layer structure (observation/actuation layer, data management layer, reasoning layer, and simulation layer) with an upper ontology to which the domain ontology of the specific CDT is mapped. The architecture relies on semantic web technologies, including ontology-based reasoning using OWL, and a loosely coupled, component-based service-oriented software architecture. The platform utilizes a microservice architecture that enables separate, loosely coupled services on each layer, message queues to provide asynchronous communication, and possesses cloud technologies to achieve scalability. The proposed approach was validated by implementing a software platform prototype and demonstrating its key features through two dissimilar scenarios. The first scenario demonstrates simple sustainable energy management through IoT systems inside smart buildings, while the second one demonstrates knowledge quality management based on knowledge space theory.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Domain-Neutral Platform for Sustainable Digital Twin Development

Savić,

Segedinac,

Konjović

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Since then, the concept has expanded to different areas, in which new DT applications have emerged to support digitalization as a form of innovation, detecting problems, anticipating challenges, and increasing efficiency, and words such as aerospace vehicle, spacecraft, or aircraft have started to be replaced by system, machine, product, process, city, person, etc. [33][34][35].…”

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Digital Twin in the Provision of Power Wheelchairs Context: Support for Technical Phases and Conceptual Model

2022

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Worldwide, many wheelchair users find it difficult to use or acquire a wheelchair that is appropriate for them, either because they do not have the necessary financial support or because they do not have access to trained healthcare professionals (HCPs), but they are essential for the correct provision of assistive products and user training. Consequently, although wheelchairs are designed to promote the well-being of many users, in many cases, they end up being abandoned or do not provide any benefit, with the chance of causing harm and potentially putting people in danger. This article proposes the creation and use of a Digital Twin (DT) of a Power Wheelchair (PWC) to promote the health of wheelchair users, by facilitating and improving the delivery of remote services by HCPs, as well as to include monitoring services to support timely maintenance. Specifically, a DT is a virtual counterpart that is seamlessly linked to a physical asset, both relying on data and information exchange for mirroring each other. Currently, DT is emerging and being applied to different areas as a promising approach to gather insightful data, which are shared between the physical and virtual worlds and facilitate the means to design, monitor, analyze, optimize, predict, and control physical entities. This article gives an overview of the Digital Twin concept, namely its definition, types, and properties, and seeks to synthesize the technologies and tools frequently used to enable Digital Twins; we also explain how a DT can be used in the technical phases of the PWC provision process and propose a conceptual model highlighting the use of an MDD approach benefiting from a Petri net formalism, which is presented to systematize the development of a PWC DT.

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“…In the last article of the issue [15], the authors (Yablochnikov et al) describe the major structural and functional specifications of an Industrial Cyber-Physical platform, developed and prototypeimplemented for supporting small series production, using DT and service-cloud technologies. The engineering of the platform is based on the conjunction of three major approaches: group technology, adaptive and selective assembling, and DT of production systems and processes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%