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| Title | Digital Twins For Ports: Derived From Smart City And Supply Chain Twinning Experience |
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| ID_Doc | 20281 |
| Authors | Klar R.; Fredriksson A.; Angelakis V. |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | IEEE Access, 11 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3295495 |
| Abstract | Ports are striving for innovative technological solutions to cope with the ever-increasing growth of transport, while at the same time improving their environmental footprint. An emerging technology that has the potential to substantially increase the efficiency of the multifaceted and interconnected port processes is the digital twin. Although digital twins have been successfully integrated in many industries, there is still a lack of cross-domain understanding of what constitutes a digital twin. Furthermore, the implementation of the digital twin in complex systems such as the port is still in its infancy. This paper attempts to fill this research gap by conducting an extensive cross-domain literature review of what constitutes a digital twin, keeping in mind the extent to which the respective findings can be applied to the port. It turns out that the digital twin of the port is most comparable to complex systems such as smart cities and supply chains, both in terms of its functional relevance as well as in terms of its requirements and characteristics. The conducted literature review, considering the different port processes and port characteristics, results in the identification of three core requirements of a digital port twin, which are described in detail. These include situational awareness, comprehensive data analytics capabilities for intelligent decision making, and the provision of an interface to promote multi-stakeholder governance and collaboration. Finally, specific operational scenarios are proposed on how the port's digital twin can contribute to energy savings by improving the use of port resources, facilities and operations. © 2013 IEEE. |
| Author Keywords | Digital twin; IoT; smart city; smart port; supply chain |
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