Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, prevention and control measures became normalized, prompting the development of campuses from digital to intelligent, eventually evolving to become wise. Current cutting-edge technologies include big data, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence d...

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Main Authors: Xu Han, Hua Yu, Wenhao You, Chengxu Huang, Baohua Tan, Xingru Zhou, Neal N. Xiong
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3437
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author Xu Han
Hua Yu
Wenhao You
Chengxu Huang
Baohua Tan
Xingru Zhou
Neal N. Xiong
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Hua Yu
Wenhao You
Chengxu Huang
Baohua Tan
Xingru Zhou
Neal N. Xiong
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description Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, prevention and control measures became normalized, prompting the development of campuses from digital to intelligent, eventually evolving to become wise. Current cutting-edge technologies include big data, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence drive campus innovation, but there are still problems of unintuitive scenes, lagging monitoring information, untimely processing, and high operation and maintenance costs. Based on this, this study proposes the use of digital twin technology to digitally construct the physical campus scene, fully digitally represent it, accurately map the physical campus to the virtual campus with real-time sensing, and remotely control it to achieve the reverse control of the twin virtual campus to the physical campus. The research is guided by the theoretical model proposed by the digital twin technology, using UAV tilt photography and 3D modelling to collaboratively build the virtual campus scene. At the design stage, the interactive channel of the system is developed based on Unity3D to the realize real-time monitoring, decision making and prevention of dual spatial data. A design scheme of the spiral optimization system life cycle is formed. The modules of the smart campus system were evaluated using a system usability scale based on student experience. The experimental results show that the virtual-real campus system can enhance school management and teaching, providing important implications for promoting the development and application of campus intelligent systems.
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spelling doaj.art-96fc40474a0d4edd866c71d83fc966732023-11-24T04:23:56ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-10-011121343710.3390/electronics11213437Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital TwinXu Han0Hua Yu1Wenhao You2Chengxu Huang3Baohua Tan4Xingru Zhou5Neal N. Xiong6School of Industrial Design, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Industrial Design, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Science (School of Chip Industry), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Science (School of Chip Industry), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Science (School of Chip Industry), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Industrial Design, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaDepartment of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX 79830, USAAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, prevention and control measures became normalized, prompting the development of campuses from digital to intelligent, eventually evolving to become wise. Current cutting-edge technologies include big data, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence drive campus innovation, but there are still problems of unintuitive scenes, lagging monitoring information, untimely processing, and high operation and maintenance costs. Based on this, this study proposes the use of digital twin technology to digitally construct the physical campus scene, fully digitally represent it, accurately map the physical campus to the virtual campus with real-time sensing, and remotely control it to achieve the reverse control of the twin virtual campus to the physical campus. The research is guided by the theoretical model proposed by the digital twin technology, using UAV tilt photography and 3D modelling to collaboratively build the virtual campus scene. At the design stage, the interactive channel of the system is developed based on Unity3D to the realize real-time monitoring, decision making and prevention of dual spatial data. A design scheme of the spiral optimization system life cycle is formed. The modules of the smart campus system were evaluated using a system usability scale based on student experience. The experimental results show that the virtual-real campus system can enhance school management and teaching, providing important implications for promoting the development and application of campus intelligent systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3437digital twinspoint cloud modelingsystem availabilitysmart campusUnity3Dvirtual simulation
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Hua Yu
Wenhao You
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Baohua Tan
Xingru Zhou
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Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
Electronics
digital twins
point cloud modeling
system availability
smart campus
Unity3D
virtual simulation
title Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
title_full Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
title_fullStr Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
title_full_unstemmed Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
title_short Intelligent Campus System Design Based on Digital Twin
title_sort intelligent campus system design based on digital twin
topic digital twins
point cloud modeling
system availability
smart campus
Unity3D
virtual simulation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3437
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