Dynamic Digital Twins for Situation Awareness

Erik Blasch, Paul Schrader, Genshe Chen, Sixiao Wei, Yu Chen, Simon Khan, Alex Aved, Arslan Munir

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Abstract

Digital twins (DT) are becoming popular methods to leverage auxiliary information for real-time support. Digital Twins are closely related to the Dynamic Data driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) paradigm which utilizes real-time data to update first-principle simulations, while at the same time the simulation provides augmented data to enhance run-time instrumentation support. Hence, DDDAS using concepts in data assimilation, object estimation, and scientific modeling can be considered as a 'dynamic digital twin'. Key advances in recent dynamic DT methods include techniques from artificial intelligence (AI) to provide trustworthy and explainable DTs (xDT). Among the many attributes desired for the AI-DT coordination, the DDDAS first-principle physics can enhance DT interpretability and explainability. This paper highlights opportunities to coordinate measured and augmented data from static, dynamic, and generative DTs for enhanced multi-modal systems engineered awareness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNAECON 2024 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages433-440
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798350367621
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event76th Annual IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2024 - Dayton, United States
Duration: Jul 15 2024Jul 18 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON
ISSN (Print)0547-3578
ISSN (Electronic)2379-2027

Conference

Conference76th Annual IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDayton
Period7/15/247/18/24

Keywords

  • context assessment
  • Digital engineering
  • Digital Twins
  • information management
  • situation awareness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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