Digital Twin Technology Explained. Will it Ever Rule the World?
You could have probably heard of Digital Twin technology, but perhaps nobody knows what exactly Digital Twin is.
Simply, It is the process of representing a real-world object in a Virtual model. This virtual reflection allows the analysis of data and monitoring the model to predict and prevent real-world problems before they even occur. This makes us to improve, develop and plan for the future.
“Digital Twin is the place where the Digital and Physical world gets connected.”
Why Digital Twin Technology is so important?
Ultimately Digital twin is a powerful technology that drives innovation and performance. Helping companies to improve their customer experience by better understanding customer needs
For example, Digital Twin could predict when a part of your car may fail using real-world data. The car got to break down? it can tell how your car failed? what made it fail? all before you drive into a mechanic workshop.
It could also predict the performance of your car and how to improve it? when you should replace your brake pad? and how to improve the life of your tires? , and more.
Before the twins, it takes a huge amount of process to get these kinds of data. by experimenting and prototyping physical components again and again.
But still, it hasn’t achieved its full potential. We don’t need a full potential twin to get benefits. Because it’s already benefiting millions of large and small organizations around the globe.
How Does Digital Twin Technology Work?
Using sensors and smart components data is collected from a Physical product and uploaded to a cloud-based system.
With the help of computer-aided software CAD, CAM, CAE & PLM tools a product is digitally documented in detail before it even sold in the market. The more integrated these softwares are the more useful your twin becomes.
That’s exactly what Dassault Systemes’s 3DEXPERIENCE Twin does with the help of software like CATIA and SIMULIA. 3DEXPERIENCE Twin enables end to end integration of product design data. This helps companies to evaluate their design and workflow to meet their requirements for a physical model.
You can virtually simulate how changes made to your product would likely affect user experience. With the help of VR technology, you can step into the Virtual Reality world where you could simulate the updates you made and see exactly how it impacts.
As real-world data is integrated with a Digital twin, you can get insight into the weak points of your design and how to improve it. By running what-if scenarios, modeling and simulating the product you can plan and decide what the final product should look like.
Conclusion
Over time as technology grows the Digital Twin will get more and more integrated. The better the twin becomes, the more utility you can explore. By 2020, companies who invest money and time in digital twin technology will see a 30% improvement in reduced cycle times, improved efficiency and a lot more.
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