Talking about twins
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Business leadership is key for digital twin projects But for all the benefits promised and delivered by digital twins and associated technologies , those companies yet to make a start in this area should be cautious , say experts . The work required is highly complex , so a modest start in an individual area of the business would be advisable .
“ I think sometimes we can underestimate what can be involved in creating and running digital twin technology ,” says Dell Technologies ’ Ghazanfari . “ Sometimes , I see companies rushing into building such systems , not appreciating the full scope and complexity of such projects .
“ To avoid this , I recommend organisations should start with specific use cases , taking into account the accessibility of the data sources that are required to achieve the desired outcomes . Can we sense , capture , clean , curate and secure the data from the physical system appropriately ? Can we analyse the data in a
Talking about twins
Digital twin technology can be traced back to Nasa ’ s space-race work , but it would take decades before the term would join the everyday conversation . It was first discussed in 1991 in David Gelernter ’ s book Mirror Worlds . However , it was Dr Michael Grieves , working at the University of Michigan , who received credit for bringing digital twins ’ tech to manufacturing in 2002 .
But it was back to Nasa to complete the process , when the agency ’ s John Vickers introduced the term “ digital twin ” in 2010 .
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