Foundations of Digital Twins
Published on 22. May 2026
350 pages
978-0-443-43897-4 (ISBN)
Description
Foundations of Digital Twins explains the fundamentals of digital twins, how digital twin technologies can gather real world data using the sensor networks that comprise the Internet of Things, and how that data can be sorted, analyzed, and used to improve services and increase sustainability. Structured in five sections, the book begins with an introductory overview of each technology, establishing a clear understanding of their individual roles and their potential when combined. The second section delves into data acquisition, featuring advanced sensors, drones, robots and actuators. Part Three considers data exchange and security, focusing on CPS, the internet of things, and blockchain.Part Four looks at how digital twins can impact on data computing, such as video streaming, cloud computing, fog computing and edge-computing. The final section explores the future opportunities and risks of adopting advanced technologies in this evolving field, including artificial intelligence, the ethical issues concerned when collecting and using data, and the security implications.
- Explains how digital twins gather real world data to create a virtual model of a real world environment
- Discusses how the virtual model can be utilized in making informed decisions about the real world environment
- Considers the associated technologies that support digital twins, including blockchain, sensor networks, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
- Explores how digital twins can be used to monitor and improve real world services
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Tuan Anh Nguyen | Jun Cai | Marjan Kuchaki Rafsanjani
Foundations of Digital Twins
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05/2026
Elsevier
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Content
PART 1. INTRODUCTION1. Overview of digital twins. Brief discussion of digital twin technologies. Cross-disciplinary use of digital twins. Things you need to know. Case studies. Applications. Calculations / worked examples. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Literature review2. Key Technologies of Digital Twins. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Case studies. Applications3. Layers based digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Case studies. ApplicationsPART 2. DATA ACQUISITION4. Advanced sensors/actuators for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Applications5. Advanced Drones for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Applications6. Advanced Robots for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions7. Digital twin networks. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. DefinitionsPART 3. DATA EXCHANGE, TRANSMISSION, AND SECURITY8. CPS and digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications. Literature review9. Iot and digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications. Literature review10. Blockchain and digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications. Literature reviewPART 4. DATA COMPUTING11. Video streaming and digital twins. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications12. Cloud computing for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications13. Fog-computing for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications14. Edge-computing for digital twin. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. ApplicationsPART 5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL TWINS15. The Role of AI in Enhancing Digital Twins. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications16. Ethical Considerations and Challenges of AI in Digital Twins. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications17. Security risks and privacy challenges in digital twins. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary. Definitions. Methods and techniques. Applications18. Future perspectives. Chapter Introduction. Chapter summary
