200K Contest Question # 10:
What are digital twins, and how can they be used in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and urban planning?
I did my college project way back in 2010 with Indian Space Research Organisation, Kerala wherein I worked on designing a Reaction wheel for satellite orbit stabilisation ( works on the principle of conservation of Angular momentum - like a flywheel )- the whole designing and the stress testing was done virtually using design softwares - which helped in Optimisation, Design, Testing, Predictive maintenance and helped in a very efficient production and maintenance / imporvement of the actual physical product. This can be equivalently applied in manufacturing across the sectors.
This virtual product can be called as Digital Twin of the real one. DT is a virtual replica of a process or a physical product or a human being mimicing exact condition, consitutent and composition - so that it can be managed virtually.
In healthcare such as during the Covid pandemic - we can use DT of a physical healthcare centre to manage/plan the availability of beds, expansion of facility, resource sharing between etwork hospitals, and for humans it can be used for personalised medical care for example cancer or diabetes treatment.
Urban planning examples are that of Singapore & Kerala in India where you can virtually plan / test / manage water transporation, waste management, traffic and even war time rescue and planning can be doneusing DT.
A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system designed to reflect a physical object accurately. It spans the object's lifecycle, is updated from real-time data and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help make decisions.
source IBM : www.ibm.com/topics/what-is-a-digital-twin
It could be a nice way to simulate the lifecycle of say a city (urban planning?)
I could imagine road traffic or pollution emissions fluctuation or population behavior and evolution.
Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical devices, systems, or processes that can be used for various purposes such as simulation, analysis, and real-time monitoring. They are created by integrating data from sensors and other sources to build complex models that mirror the real-world entities they represent.
These models can be continuously updated with data from their physical counterparts to reflect real-time conditions. Here’s how digital twins are being utilized across different industries:
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Digital twins represent a powerful tool for innovation across various sectors, enabling companies to make more informed decisions, optimize operations, and develop new technologies more effectively.
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