A Short Introduction to Digital Twins
Figure 5: How Digital Twins can tackle the Information Silo Problem (ABB)
Many of the information silo problems can
be addressed by offering a single entry-point
to access the lifecycle information of entities
and by maintaining relations among the
information within one digital twin and
across multiple digital twins.
T ECHNICAL A SPECTS OF A D IGITAL
T WIN
A digital twin consists of a number of
technical aspects, and Figure 6 addresses
some of the most common technical
considerations when deploying digital twins.
Figure 6: Common Technical Considerations for Digital
Twins (ABB)
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Information modelling: The core part
of digital twin is information which is
related to different lifecycle phases
of the underlying entity.
Information population: Information
for digital twins originate from
various sources. Some may be
maintained inside the digital twins.
Information synchronization: It is
necessary to keep digital twins in
sync with the original information
sources.
APIs: Digital twins interact with other
components. To facilitate these