Digital Twin Platforms: Requirements, Capabilities, and Future Prospects

• Published in: IEEE software Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 53 - 61
• Main Authors: Lehner, Daniel, Pfeiffer, Jerome, Tinsel, Erik-Felix, Strljic, Matthias Milan, Sint, Sabine, Vierhauser, Michael, Wortmann, Andreas, Wimmer, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Alamitos IEEE 01.03.2022; IEEE Computer Society
• Subjects: Automation; Complex systems; Digital twin; Digital twins; Protocols; Real-time systems; Software; Synchronization; Temperature measurement

Digital twins (DTs) have emerged as a paradigm for the virtual representation of complex systems alongside their underlying hardware. We investigate the benefits of Amazon, Eclipse, and Microsoft DT platforms and assess the extent to which they meet standard requirements.