Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse
Various software environments have been developed in the past to create digital twins of single cells or a digital twin of a factory. Each environment has its own strengths and weaknesses and has been designed with a specific focus. The environments that are able to holistically simulate complete fa...
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| description | Various software environments have been developed in the past to create digital twins of single cells or a digital twin of a factory. Each environment has its own strengths and weaknesses and has been designed with a specific focus. The environments that are able to holistically simulate complete factories are limited in terms of the modelling details required for the analysis of single manufacturing cells (e.g., manufacturer-independence of the individual digital twins) and their ability for virtual commissioning. This paper presents three options for realising a virtual commissioning of linked cells using a 3D integration platform with NVIDIA Omniverse, consisting of two different digital models fused into a combined model, also representing material flow. First, with a source/sink solution and unidirectional connector controlled by OPC UA; secondly, with a bidirectional connector, developed in the course of this elaboration, and an extension of the 3D integration platform controlled by Apache Kafka; thirdly, with a bidirectional connector and using only an extension of the 3D integration platform. The research demonstrates that virtually commissioning multiple linked digital twins from different manufacturers in a 3D platform with material flow makes a significant contribution to the industrial metaverse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e5b5c97b8204640a37c8a4f54942d652024-03-27T13:20:55ZengMDPI AGAutomation2673-40522024-02-015111210.3390/automation5010001Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial MetaverseMarco Ullrich0Rashik Thalappully1Frieder Heieck2Bernd Lüdemann-Ravit3Institute for Production and Informatics (IPI) Sonthofen, Mittagstrasse 28A, 87527 Sonthofen, GermanyInstitute for Production and Informatics (IPI) Sonthofen, Mittagstrasse 28A, 87527 Sonthofen, GermanyInstitute for Production and Informatics (IPI) Sonthofen, Mittagstrasse 28A, 87527 Sonthofen, GermanyInstitute for Production and Informatics (IPI) Sonthofen, Mittagstrasse 28A, 87527 Sonthofen, GermanyVarious software environments have been developed in the past to create digital twins of single cells or a digital twin of a factory. Each environment has its own strengths and weaknesses and has been designed with a specific focus. The environments that are able to holistically simulate complete factories are limited in terms of the modelling details required for the analysis of single manufacturing cells (e.g., manufacturer-independence of the individual digital twins) and their ability for virtual commissioning. This paper presents three options for realising a virtual commissioning of linked cells using a 3D integration platform with NVIDIA Omniverse, consisting of two different digital models fused into a combined model, also representing material flow. First, with a source/sink solution and unidirectional connector controlled by OPC UA; secondly, with a bidirectional connector, developed in the course of this elaboration, and an extension of the 3D integration platform controlled by Apache Kafka; thirdly, with a bidirectional connector and using only an extension of the 3D integration platform. The research demonstrates that virtually commissioning multiple linked digital twins from different manufacturers in a 3D platform with material flow makes a significant contribution to the industrial metaverse.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4052/5/1/1virtual commissioningdigital twindigital modelNVIDIA OmniverseUSDindustrial metaverse |
| spellingShingle | Marco Ullrich Rashik Thalappully Frieder Heieck Bernd Lüdemann-Ravit Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse Automation virtual commissioning digital twin digital model NVIDIA Omniverse USD industrial metaverse |
| title | Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse |
| title_full | Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse |
| title_fullStr | Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse |
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| title_short | Virtual Commissioning of Linked Cells Using Digital Models in an Industrial Metaverse |
| title_sort | virtual commissioning of linked cells using digital models in an industrial metaverse |
| topic | virtual commissioning digital twin digital model NVIDIA Omniverse USD industrial metaverse |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4052/5/1/1 |
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