Modelling cycle for simulation digital twins

Reed, Sean; L�fstrand, Magnus; Andrews, John

Abstract

Digital twins (DT) form part of the Industry 4.0 revolution within manufacturing and related industries. A DT is a digital model (DM) of a real system that features continuous and automated synchronisation and feedback of optimisations between the real and digital domains. A core technology for predictive capabilities from DT is discrete event simulation (DES). The modelling cycle for developing and analysing DES models is significantly different compared to DM. A DT specific DES modelling cycle is introduced that is evolved from that of DM. The availability of specialised software tools for DT tailored to these differences would benefit industry.

Citation

Reed, S., Löfstrand, M., & Andrews, J. (2021). Modelling cycle for simulation digital twins. Manufacturing Letters, 28, 54-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.04.004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 15, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Apr 24, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 10, 2021
• Journal: Manufacturing Letters
• Print ISSN: 2213-8463
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Pages: 54-58
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.04.004
• Keywords: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanics of Materials
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5522578
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213846321000195
• Additional Information: This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Modelling cycle for simulation digital twins; Journal Title: Manufacturing Letters; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.04.004; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).