The Digital Twin Handbook: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Research Directions

A digital twin (DT) is a digital representation of a real—world physical product, system, or process. It is indistinguishable from its physical counterpart and used for simulation, integration, testing, monitoring and maintenance, often in real—time and in synchronization with the physical system. Digital twins offer the ability to gain a deep insight into the operating principles of any services, the interactions between different parts of the services and the behavioural aspects in a way ...