The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) collectively sponsored a team of domain experts from AD PAG member companies to define objectives, requirements, and roadmaps for digital twin/thread solutions. In Phase 1, the team conducted research that identified a plethora of digital twin/thread concepts and definitions. A method of describing this phenomenon was prepared to organize and understand the definitions. In support of preparing the A&D industry’s digital twin/thread definitions, the team prepared constructs to describe the intended functionality and utility of the digital twin/thread. The resulting A&D industry definitions are the collaborative work of representatives from several leading A&D companies.
This Phase 2 project deliverable is a digital twin/thread position paper for the A&D industry. The purpose is to facilitate an industry baseline definition and understanding of the current capabilities of the digital twin/thread in the A&D industry.
NOTE: Contributions were provided by industry domain experts, each representing their company’s perspective. Therefore, differing perspectives exist within this document. Retaining these perspectives substantiates the objectives of this paper, which are to define a framework to rationalize the differing perspectives and, more importantly, to reach a consolidated objective and definition of the digital twin/thread concept.
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