“Digital Twin in manufacturing: A categorical literature review and classification” (2018), by Werner Kritzinger et al. Engineering research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Digital Twin in manufacturing: A categorical literature review and classification

Werner Kritzinger, Matthias Karner, Georg Traar et al. · January 1, 2018 · Engineering

Abstract

The Digital Twin (DT) is commonly known as a key enabler for the digital transformation, however, in literature is no common understanding concerning this term. It is used slightly different over the disparate disciplines. The aim of this paper is to provide a categorical literature review of the DT in manufacturing and to classify existing publication according to their level of integration of the DT. Therefore, it is distinct between Digital Model (DM), Digital Shadow (DS) and Digital Twin. The results are showing, that literature concerning the highest development stage, the DT, is scarce, whilst there is more literature about DM and DS.

Source page DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.474