Exploring the Potential of Digital Twins for New Product Design and Development: A Review of Research Gaps
[ 1 ] Instytut Technologii Materiałów, Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
2024
chapter in monograph / paper
english
- Digital Twin
- Product lifecycle management PLM
- Research gaps
- Real-time monitoring
EN A rapidly developing technology, digital twins have the potential to completely change how products are designed and developed. Digital twins enable the simulation of the performance of various design concepts, the identification of potential issues with a design, and the optimization of the design for certain performance needs. However, in terms of digital twins and their utilization in product development, there are some gaps in the existing literature. There is also a lack of a standardized digital twin framework. There is currently no structure for creating and utilizing digital twins that is universally approved. Because of this, it is challenging for many organizations to share and work together on digital twin initiatives. Another aspect to consider is the huge investment of putting digital twin technology into practice. Implementing digital twin technology can be costly, particularly for large and complicated products. This may prevent small and medium-sized firms from adopting the technology. Real-time data integration is also lacking. For digital twins to be accurate, the physical product must provide real-time data. Getting real-time data from sensors and other devices might, however, be challenging to include into the digital twin. This paper examines the bibliographic research gaps concerning the use of digital twins specifically for new product design and development. The report also addresses some solutions and how the limitations might affect the development of digital twin technologies in the future.
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