Lifecycle Governance for Effective Digital Twins: A Joint Systems Engineering and IT Perspective

Pileggi, Paolo; Lazovik, Elena; Broekhuijsen, Jeroen; Borth, Michael; Verriet, Jacques

doi:10.1109/syscon47679.2020.9275662

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“…Creating relatively rigid DTs-or DTs excessively bound to a specific vendor-would be problematic for their maintenance [134,135,144,145,148,151,153,161,165,167,202]. A total of 64% of the articles speak about accelerated DT generation using metamodel languages and tools to build DTs based on a reference architecture.…”

Section: Rq3: How Can a Dt Be Built In The Context Of The Software In...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Applying MBSE practices comes from the origin of DTs linked to PLM and knowledge-rich enterprises. Pileggi offers a different approach to mingling systems engineering and information technology called the double helix model in [134]. The article also argues that modeling is not well-suited to deal with the dynamics of DTs for software and merges MBSE (model-based system engineering) with IT DevOps, with three stages: design, deploy, and operate.…”

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Digital Twins in Software Engineering—A Systematic Literature Review and Vision

Guinea-Cabrera,

Holgado-Terriza

2024

Applied Sciences

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Digital twins are a powerful consequence of digital transformation. In fact, they have been applied to many industries to enhance operations, predict needs, improve decision making, or optimize performance, even though the definition of digital twins is still evolving. However, their impact on the software industry is still limited. Thus, this work aims to analyze the current adoption of digital twins in the software industry as a potential path to integrate them into application lifecycle management. To achieve this objective, first, the significant characteristics of current digital twins are analyzed in their application to manufacturing to understand how the knowledge and the lessons learned can be transferred to the software industry. Second, a systematic literature review was conducted on Scopus, the Web of Science, and the ScienceDirect database. The literature review revealed 93 documents after data screening and cleaning 251 initial documents. Our main findings are that digital twins are already influencing and will significantly affect the software industry, revolutionizing various aspects of the software development lifecycle. This study tackles what identifies a digital twin in the software industry, the specific domains and areas where they can be applied in the software lifecycle, and the proposed approaches explored to build digital twins for developing, deploying, and maintaining software systems. Finally, this study proposes some guidelines for building digital twins in the context of application lifecycle management. Determining an appropriate roadmap shortly is essential to achieve a widespread applicability to building suitable digital twins and preparing organizations for the software industry.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Rq3: How Can a Dt Be Built In The Context Of The Software In...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Twins in Software Engineering—A Systematic Literature Review and Vision

Guinea-Cabrera,

Holgado-Terriza

2024

Applied Sciences

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“…Pileggi's research team investigated digital twins and the Boeing Diamond in Lifecycle Governance for Effective Digital Twins: A Joint Systems Engineering and IT Perspective (Pileggi, 2020).…”

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An Evaluation of the Boeing Diamond Process Model's Effectiveness for T‐7A Red Hawk Development

Wilson,

Newcamp

2023

INCOSE International Symp

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The Boeing‐Saab built T‐7A Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft being built for the United States Air Force represents a systems engineering breakthrough because it was developed through a digital effort. This aircraft will replace the aging T‐38 Talon fleet, providing increased capability and safety for future pilot trainees. Its creation was indubitably the result of persistent systems engineering efforts and a dedication to digital development. This study analyzed how Boeing engineers created their own version of the systems engineering vee process model to advance the design process of the T‐7A physically and digitally. Their “Boeing Diamond” process methodology of top‐down system design utilized a digital engineering process and modern computer techniques. They emphasized the importance of maintainability to expand lifecycle utilization and lower system costs. Based on a literature review of the T‐7A Red Hawk and other aircraft, a comparison was drawn between the Boeing Diamond systems engineering design processes and the vee model to determine which could provide greater benefits. Through analysis, this study demonstrated that the T‐7A processes used encouraged engineers to adapt to the digital world. The study results indicated that the Boeing Diamond process for modeling and digital design supported an efficient approach to the development of the T‐7A Red Hawk and is applicable to other major weapon systems or capital equipment. This research recommends further study of the Boeing Diamond model and incorporation of its elements into traditional systems engineering models and other organizations.

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“…Such differences can also be created by the operator when maintenance has been performed. Pileggi et al [74] proposed a governance model called the Double Helix (see Figure 5) to represent the interactions between the DT and its physical counterpart through the addition of the role of a leading twin. This model allows for seamless switching between the twins as the situation requires, where one leads while the other is updated (e.g., when the DT is leading, operations are performed on the physical system automatically or by the operator, and when the latter is leading, the DT is updated to reflect the new state of the system).…”

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“…It has also been observed that the problem of DT maintenance is often overlooked. Pileggi et al proposed a methodology to perform a continuous update of the DT [74], but their methodology assumed that all the needed data exist. Some authors have already observed that, even at its creation, there is a clear lack of necessary data to create the DT [49,61].…”

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BIM-Based Digital Twin and XR Devices to Improve Maintenance Procedures in Smart Buildings: A Literature Review

Noblecourt²,

et al. 2021

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In recent years, the use of digital twins (DT) to improve maintenance procedures has increased in various industrial sectors (e.g., manufacturing, energy industry, aerospace) but is more limited in the construction industry. However, the operation and maintenance (O&M) phase of a building’s life cycle is the most expensive. Smart buildings already use BIM (Building Information Modeling) for facility management, but they lack the predictive capabilities of DT. On the other hand, the use of extended reality (XR) technologies to improve maintenance operations has been a major topic of academic research in recent years, both through data display and remote collaboration. In this context, this paper focuses on reviewing projects using a combination of these technologies to improve maintenance operations in smart buildings. This review uses a combination of at least three of the terms “Digital Twin”, “Maintenance”, “BIM” and “Extended Reality”. Results show how a BIM can be used to create a DT and how this DT use combined with XR technologies can improve maintenance operations in a smart building. This paper also highlights the challenges for the correct implementation of a BIM-based DT combined with XR devices. An example of use is also proposed using a diagram of the possible interactions between the user, the DT and the application framework during maintenance operations.

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Lifecycle Governance for Effective Digital Twins: A Joint Systems Engineering and IT Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Digital Twins in Software Engineering—A Systematic Literature Review and Vision

Digital Twins in Software Engineering—A Systematic Literature Review and Vision

An Evaluation of the Boeing Diamond Process Model's Effectiveness for T‐7A Red Hawk Development

BIM-Based Digital Twin and XR Devices to Improve Maintenance Procedures in Smart Buildings: A Literature Review

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