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Implementation specifics and application potential of digital twins of technological systems

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The paper presents the main approaches to digital twin formation taking into account many years of research. A concept for the creation of digital twins is proposed, with regard to the evolution of the current state of the object. A digital twin is an innovative concept that is becoming increasingly relevant with the development of the fourth industrial revolution and the transition to intelligent manufacturing. The paper provides an analysis of works in the field of digital twins, considers specific features of the concept application in manufacturing, and analyzes the main problems associated with its practical implementation and their possible solutions. The work places particular emphasis on the features of the multiphysics model formation, the specifics of working with large arrays of heterogeneous data for digital twins, and the requirements for cyber-physical technological systems that are their prototypes.

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The authors express their gratitude to the Russian Science Foundation, through a grant of which (Project № 20-19-00299) the present study was carried out.

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    Marina Brovkova, Vladimir Molodtsov & Victor Bushuev

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Brovkova, M., Molodtsov, V. & Bushuev, V. Implementation specifics and application potential of digital twins of technological systems. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 117, 2279–2286 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07141-z

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