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Digital Twin Of Shipbuilding Process in Shipyard 4.0
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: Received: 20 April 2023 / Approved: 24 April 2023 / Online: 24 April 2023 (13:53:38 CEST)
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Iwańkowicz, R.; Rutkowski, R. Digital Twin of Shipbuilding Process in Shipyard 4.0. Sustainability 2023, 15, 9733. Iwańkowicz, R.; Rutkowski, R. Digital Twin of Shipbuilding Process in Shipyard 4.0. Sustainability 2023, 15, 9733.
Abstract
Current trends in industrial development strive for maximum digitalization. The digital industrial revolution has been going on for more than a dozen years, Industry 4.0 and the idea of digital twins (DT) is becoming the focus of virtually all industrial sectors. Some sectors are more predisposed to digitalization, for others the process is much more difficult. This depends mainly on the specific characteristics and susceptibility of a given industry, including the current degree of digitalization of enterprises, as well as the knowledge and mental readiness of employees. The individual characteristics of an industry are important. Shipyards belong to the industry with a traditional approach, where the degree of digitalization remains low. As a result, the efficiency of shipbuilding processes and the quality of ships built are not sufficiently controlled. The article addresses this problem, reviews work in the field of digitalization of shipbuilding processes and points out the needs and challenges in this area. The article proposes the concept of a DT system for the entire ship design and production process. Key areas of digitalization of actual processes were defined, and a division was made into planning, monitoring and process analysis activities. Special attention was paid to the area of dimensional quality control and the Dimensional Quality Management Metasystem (DQMM) was featured in the comprehensive DT system. The requirements were defined and the limitations of the proposed solution were identified, taking into account a number of external factors including the degree of readiness of the manufacturer – the shipyard. The developed DT system concept was tested on the example of the construction process of a simplified ship. Practical aspects of the implementation of the proposed solution, in particular DQMM, were indicated.
Keywords
digital twin system; shipbuilding; shipyard; digitalization; product lifecycle; technology applied to maritime industry; quality management; dimensional quality control
Subject
Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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