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Workshop:
"Towards a Digital Twin of the Road System"
​We invite interested members of academia and industry to join our workshop “Towards a Digital Twin of the Road System”. Together, we would like to introduce, discuss and collect ideas of the many aspects of a Digital Twin Road – material development, information infrastructure, sensors, simulations, sustainability, administration and more.
This workshop offers:
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A platform to exchange knowledge and to get in contact with a diverse group of people with different stakeholder perspectives and individual competences
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Information on the latest results and current developments of the “Digital Twin of the Road System”
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A vision of a Digital Twin Road, considering needs and opportunities broader understanding of the complexity of Digital Twins and all the aspects to be aware of
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Agenda:
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​14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:15​
16:15 - 17:00​
17:00 - 18:00​
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The half-day workshop will start with an introductory round for us all to agree on a common definition of a “Digital Twin” (DT) and to discuss on possible challenges that can be tackled with DTs. The Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 339 will provide an overview of state of the art and current developments in the field in the form of impulse presentations on the following aspects:
Use Cases
Each application for a DT offers different features, depending on the benefits the stakeholders are aiming for. Before starting to model a DT, each individual use case needs to be analyzed in detail for its specific requirements and to identify possible obstacles.
Computational Aspects
DTs, which aim for a digital representation of the real-world behavior of structures, rely on precise simulations that require a realistic model. To speed up the computations for real-time simulations and predictions, there is also a special interest in efficient formulations allowing for fast but accurate computations.
Information Technology
At the core of any DT is the tight linkage and integration of different data and models. Managing and fusing of data and as models require a well-designed architecture to match all types of inputs like information models, numerical models, sensor data etc. with the digital representation as the basis for all subsequent processing steps.
Sustainability & Acceptance
The digitalization of processes should preserve resources. In addition to the life cycle of the represented structure, the material (hardware) and energy consumption of the DT itself must be considered. Acceptance of digitalization itself and the data involved in DTs is also a very important aspect that needs to be addressed.
The participants will be split into groups to brainstorm on the requirements, capabilities, potentials and obstacles of a Digital Twin Road, each group for a specific use case. At the end, we will gather the results of the group work in a plenary session and assemble requirement specifications and challenges for a “Digital Twin of the Road System”.
More information on SFB/TRR 339: Link
Contact / E-Mail: Link
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Registration for participants: Link
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Plenary session - Welcome & Introduction
Group work I
Coffee break​
Group work II​
Plenary session - Discussion of the results & Closing​
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