Digital Twin Technology.
                     Digital Twin Technology
Digital twin technology
• Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical 
devices that data scientists and IT pros can use to 
run simulations before actual devices are built and 
deployed. They are also changing how 
technologies such as IoT, AI and analytics are 
optimized.
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The future is here
• Digital twin technology has moved beyond 
manufacturing and into the merging worlds of the 
Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and data 
analytics, giving ability to optimize deployments for 
peak efficiency and create other what-if scenarios.
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What is a digital twin?
• A digital twin is a digital representation of a 
physical object or system. The technology behind 
digital twins has expanded to include large items 
such as buildings, factories and even cities and 
some have said people and processes can have 
digital twins
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Real-world data
• In essence, a digital twin is a computer program 
that takes real-world data about a physical object 
or system as inputs and produces as outputs 
predications or simulations of how that physical 
object or system will be affected by those inputs.
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How it works?
• A digital twin begins its life being built by specialists, 
these developers research the physics that underlie 
the physical object or system being mimicked and 
use that data to develop a mathematical model that 
simulates the real-world original in digital space.
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Simulation
• The twin is constructed so that it can receive input 
from sensors gathering data from a real-world 
counterpart. This allows the twin to simulate the 
physical object in real time, in the process offering 
insights into performance and potential problems.
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Digital twins and IoT
• Clearly, the explosion of IoT sensors are part of 
what makes digital twins possible. And as IoT 
devices are refined, digital-twin scenarios can 
include smaller and less complex objects, giving 
additional benefits to companies.
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Benefits
• The digital twin can include a description of the 
devices, a 3D rendering and details on all the 
sensors in the device. It continuously generates 
sensor readings that simulate real life options.
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Can save a lot of costs
• Digital twins offer a real-time look at what's 
happening with physical assets, which can 
radically alleviate maintenance burdens. Chevron 
is rolling out digital twin tech for its oil fields and 
refineries and expects to save millions of dollars in 
maintenance costs.
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