In the chapter "DT-Sustain: A Sustainability Framework to Develop Digital-Twin Defined Manufacturing Systems" by Ali Ahmad and Prof. Brem, DT-Sustain, an agile system development lifecycle based on the digital twin, is presented. It has been published in the second edition of the Elservier Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies.
Key highlights:
- Current manufacturing system development, commissioning, and reconfiguration processes are time-consuming, lack flexibility, and are error-prone.
- Advancements in internet connectivity, sensing technology, computing power, and the creation of photorealistic visualizations have transformed three-dimensional virtual models into digital twins.
- A digital twin-centered agile system development framework (DT-Sustain) leverages a detailed digital replica of a manufacturing system developed to emulate its performance and behavior accurately.
- DT-Sustain cuts development time, reduces errors, and minimizes waste throughout the manufacturing system's lifecycle.
- Using the proposed model for creating, developing, operating, and disposing of factories and manufacturing systems can lead to sustainable industrial processes, technologies, and systems aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Questions about the chapter can be addressed to Prof. Brem.
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