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Digital Twins in Industrial Applications

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 450-2112/02
Abbreviation DDPA
Course title Digital Twins in Industrial Applications
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Zdeněk Macháček, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Lectures:
1. Introduction to Digital Twins and Project Preparation
2. Data and CAD Model Preparation for Technology Simulation
3. Machine and Equipment Kinematics in a Digital Twin
4. Modeling of Technological Operations and Work Cycles
5. Sensors, Actuators, and Transport Systems in Simulation
6. Robotic Systems in a Digital Twin
7. Integrating Technology into a Unified System and Conflict Resolution
8. Control Logic and Internal Programming of a Digital Twin
9. Virtual Commissioning of Technology – Simulated Control
10. Virtual Commissioning of Technology – External Control
11. Digital Twin of the Manufacturing Process – Principles of Discrete Event Simulation
12. Analysis and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes
13. Integration of Manufacturing Process Simulation

Exercises:
1. Creating a Digital Twin Concept
2. Basics of Working with Technology Simulation Software
3. Modeling Basic Technology Kinematics
4. Creating Technological Operations
5. Sensors, Conveyors, and Simulation Objects
6. Robotic Operations in Simulation
7. Working with a Complex Technology Model
8. Programming Control Logic
9. Connecting to a Virtual PLC
10. Communication with an External Control System
11. Basics of Manufacturing Process Simulation
12. Analysis of the Manufacturing Process
13. Manufacturing Process Simulation Integrating Data from an Information System

E-learning

Course materials available on the LMS: https://lms.vsb.cz/

Povinná literatura

[1] GILCHRIST, Alasdair. Industry 4.0: the industrial internet of things. New York, NY: Springer Science Business Media, [2016]. ISBN 978-1-4842-2046-7.
[2] OSTAŠEVIČIUS, Vytautas. Digital Twins in Manufacturing: Virtual and Physical Twins for Advanced Manufacturing. Springer Nature, 2022. ISBN 978-3-030-98275-1 .
[3] HASAN BARAN KAPTAN. Mastering Digital Manufacturing: Navigating Industry 4.0, Smart Factories & Digital Twins. Dgitial Craft Publishing, 2025. ISBN 9781763777880 .

Doporučená literatura

[1] Siemens PLM Software Release Notes/ Tecnomatix Process Simulate on Teamcenter