A digital twin represents the indistinguishable digital counterpart of the physical object to simulate, monitor and test with real time synchronization. This book presents the framework and important key aspects of digital twins, including various technologies with coverage of the digital twins in various industry and business applications. It provides a background of modeling and simulation, computer sensor technology and other areas required creating the next wave of digital twins.

Features:

• Presents exclusive material on industrial and business applications of digital twins
• Includes diversified digital twin applications with use cases
• Focuses on tools and methods for digital twins, platforms, application domains and industries
• Emphasizes advances and cutting-edge technologies throughout
• Reviews artificial intelligence (AI), fog/edge computing, industrial automation, blockchains and the Internet of Things (IoT)

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in cloud computing, simulation, the IoT and computer engineering.