Digital Twins - Definitions, Classes and Business Scenarios for Different Industry Sectors
Wilking F, Schleich B, Wartzack S (2021)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
City/Town: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Book Volume: Volume 1
Pages Range: 1293-1302
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the Design Society
Event location: Gothenburg
DOI: 10.1017/pds.2021.129
Abstract
Over the recent years, several attempts were made to define the concept of the Digital Twin and to create a generic view for utilizing it within the industry. Still, many industry sectors are not able to transfer a generic definition into their product portfolio, as Digital Twins differ from each other to the same degree as physical products differ from each other. Hence, it is crucial to enlarge the definition towards a classification and business scenarios which enable sector specific views on the concept of the Digital Twin and help SME to utilize the concept towards their products. Future engineers will have to design physical products besides a digital counterpart and therefore have to identify interdependencies between these two products during the development. This paper discusses a generic definition of a Digital Twin that can be applied throughout different sectors as well as a classification for Digital Twins to enable the implementation of the concept on several maturity levels regarding the constraints of the product portfolio. In addition, these classes are viewed in different business scenarios and an outlook is given to further increase the usability of Digital Twins within new industry sectors.
Authors with CRIS profile
Fabian Wilking
Chair of Engineering Design
Benjamin Schleich
Chair of Engineering Design
Sandro Wartzack
Chair of Engineering Design
How to cite
APA:
Wilking, F., Schleich, B., & Wartzack, S. (2021). Digital Twins - Definitions, Classes and Business Scenarios for Different Industry Sectors. In Proceedings of the Design Society (pp. 1293-1302). Gothenburg, SE: Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
MLA:
Wilking, Fabian, Benjamin Schleich, and Sandro Wartzack. "Digital Twins - Definitions, Classes and Business Scenarios for Different Industry Sectors." Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED21), Gothenburg Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2021. 1293-1302.
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