Digital twin integration level has use simulation
Digital Twin
The highest level of integration is reserved to a digital twin. The data flow is automatic in both directions between the physical and digital object. In this context, a modification in the state of a physical object determines a modification in the state of a digital object and vice versa.Unlike the digital shadow, the digital twin enables to verify physical processes and activities prior the execution to reduce failures and it can outline differences between the actual and simulated performances to optimise and predict the behaviour. Furthermore, since data within the digital twin are derived not only from the physical environment but also from virtual models with data elaborated through processes such as statistics and regression, the digital twin is more abundant in data than the digital shadow.