Ontology-Driven Guidelines for Architecting Digital Twins in Factory Automation Applications

The rapid emerging technologies in various fields permitted the creation of simulation tools. These tools are designed to replicate physical systems order provide faster, cheaper and more detailed illustrative analysis system. In this regard, concept digital twins has been introduced generally define these fact, according creator twin term Micheal Grieves, a is defined as system, replica system information flow between former parts. This definition simple generic for describing yet, holistic. broad creates challenge developers who target development such applications. Therefore, paper presents paradigm architecting manufacturing processes. approach inspired by definitions ISA95 standard onion computer applications create multi-layer multi-level concepts. Furthermore, satisfy different required features industries, considers multi-perspective that allows separation views based on functionality. aims at providing modular, scalable, reusable, interoperable composable developing twins. Then, an implementation using ontology-based IEC61499 standard. demonstrated discrete assembly line.