The Evolution of the Digital Twin
A visionary product concept brings big changes for the future
Ein Beitrag von: Michael Grieves, Florida Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design (CAMID)
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Obwohl das Konzept des Digitalen Zwillings schon seit über einer Dekade bekannt ist, kann es erst durch moderne Informationstechnologien realisiert werden. Der Digitale Zwilling hat die Möglichkeit das Produktdesign zu optimieren und damit neue Ansprüche zu erfüllen. Die Entwicklung zu einem Intelligenten Digitalen Zwilling, ermöglicht es Aussagen über den Lebenszyklus von Produkten, welche mit KI ausgestattet sind, zu treffen, deren Kosten zu reduzieren, ihre Verlässlichkeit zu steigern und ihre Kontrolle zu erleichtern.
The Digital Twin is a product manufacturing concept that is receiving much current attention. While the concept originated over a decade ago, the advances in information technology have now made the Digital Twin feasible to implement. The attractiveness of the Digital Twin is that it promises to provide value for both manufacturers and customers throughout a product’s creation and life. There are several types of the Digital Twin. Digital Twins will increase in intelligence, which will be critical as Artificial Intelligence (AI) moves into products.
The Digital Twin model made its public debut in December 2002 at the University of Michigan. It was part of a presentation at the formation meeting of the proposed Product Lifecycle Management Center. The attendees included executives from the Big Three Detroit automotive companies (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler), Tier 1 automotive suppliers, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software providers. The model did not have a name at that time. The slide was simply entitled, „Conceptual Ideal for PLM“. However, the label was meant to convey that PLM was all about capturing, maintaining, and using information about a product. It was the idea that all the information about a product
