Applying IEEE 1278.1-2012 Concepts to Support Integration of Digital Twins in Industrial Applications

Abstract

Digital twins serve as a source of new insights about industrial processes and systems performance and enable the use of cutting-edge technologies for their optimization. Solution vendors offer a variety of tools for digital twin implementation. As the amount of such solutions grows, the need to integrate and navigate the variety of digital twins in large-scale systems arises. The complexity of modern industrial systems requires an approach, where the integration process will happen in an organized way, allowing engineers to make informed decisions and communicate clearly project goals and transfer them into actual design and solution.This work presents results from investigating the applicability of concepts, building blocks, and engineering processes for Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) standards to perform such tasks. It provides an example of integration between two simulation tools used for digital twin development and illustrates how DIS aligns with such a development process.