Systems-of-Systems and Digital Twins: A Survey and Analysis of the Current Knowledge
2023 (English)In: 2023 18th Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference, SoSe 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Understanding the needs and constraints of systems in general and a system-of-systems in particular can be challenging, yet crucial. Relying only on upfront activities will not be sufficient. Important information can be gathered around the performance and behavior of the system as well as stakeholder needs in operation. A digital twin is a way to model and understand the operation of a system. To understand the challenges and enablers related to digital twins in a system-of-systems context, we performed a literature study. In total, only 10 papers were identified that explicitly address this topic, all from the last five years, indicating that this is an active field of research. The papers revealed that definitions and terminology are unclear and that similar challenges as for systems-of-systems also exist for systems-of-digital twins. The complexity and dynamic nature of systems-of-systems motivate further study of digital twins to understand needs and constraints. However, key challenges such as concepts and principles of digital twins for systems-of-systems, cost and benefits, and evolution needs to be better understood.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023.
Keywords [en]
digital twins, literature review, System-of-systems, 'current, Active field, Cost and benefits, Dynamic nature, Literature reviews, Literature studies, Performance, Survey and analysis, System costs, System of systems
National Category
Computer Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-63959DOI: 10.1109/SoSE59841.2023.10178527Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85166737759ISBN: 9798350327236 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-63959DiVA, id: diva2:1788402
Conference
18th Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference, SoSe 2023, Lille, 14 June 2023 through 16 June 2023
2023-08-162023-08-162023-08-16Bibliographically approved