The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) collectively sponsored a team of industry 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.
In Phase 2 the team published the Digital Twin/Digital Thread Solution Definition for Aerospace and Defense: Phase 2 - Problem, Objectives, Proposed Definitions, Go Forward position paper for the A&D industry. The purpose of this document was to facilitate an industry baseline definition and understanding of the current capabilities of the digital twin/thread in the A&D industry.
In Phase 3 the team published the Digital Twin/Digital Thread Solution Definition for Aerospace and Defense: Phase 3 - Business Architecture Frameworks/Methodologies, an evaluation of business architecture frameworks and methodologies to determine applicability to the digital twin/thread. The purpose of the document was to provide an understanding of the current state of architecture frameworks and the architecture methods relative to the digital twin/thread, as well as to identify the specific architecture constructs needed to support the digital twin/thread constructs.
In this Phase 4 the team reviewed popular business architecture frameworks and associated methodologies of digital twin/thread standards to determine their utility as related to the digital twin/thread definition in Phase 2.
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