The connotation of digital twin, and the construction and application method of shop-floor digital twin

Cunbo Zhuang, Tian Miao, Jianhua Liu*, Hui Xiong

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Abstract

Digital twin (DT) technology provides a novel, feasible, and clear implementation path for the realization of smart manufacturing and cyber-physical systems (CPS). Currently, DT is applied to all stages of the product lifecycle, including design, production, and service, although its application in the production stage is not yet extensive. Shop-floor digital twin (SDT) is a digital mapping model of the corresponding physical shop-floor. How to build and apply SDT has always been challenging when applying DT technology in the production phase. To address the existing problems, this paper first reviews the origin and evolution of DT, including its application status in the production stage. Then, an implementation framework for the construction and application of SDT is proposed. Three key implementation techniques are explained in detail: the five-dimensional modeling of SDT; DT-based 3D visual and real-time monitoring of shop-floor operating status; and prediction of shop-floor operating status based on SDT using Markov chain. A DT-based visual monitoring and prediction system (DT-VMPS) for shop-floor operating status is developed, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method are demonstrated through the use of an engineering case study. Finally, a summary of the contributions of the paper is given, and future research issues are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102075
JournalRobotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Volume68
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

Keywords

  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Digital twin
  • Digital twin shop-floor
  • Markov chain
  • Shop-floor digital twin
  • Smart manufacturing

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