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DIGITAL TWINS - DEFINITIONS, CLASSES AND BUSINESS SCENARIOS FOR DIFFERENT INDUSTRY SECTORS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Fabian Wilking ,
Benjamin Schleich  and
Sandro Wartzack
Fabian Wilking*
Affiliation:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Benjamin Schleich
Affiliation:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Sandro Wartzack
Affiliation:
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
*
Wilking, Fabian, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Engineering Design, Germany, [email protected]

Abstract

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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.

Keywords

Digital TwinProduct-Service Systems (PSS)Business models and considerationsSystems Engineering (SE)
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 1293 - 1302
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