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Internet of Things Driven Digital Twin for Intelligent Manufacturing in Shipbuilding Workshops

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  • Caiping Liang

    (School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China)

  • Xiang Li

    (School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China)

  • Wenxu Niu

    (School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China)

  • Yansong Zhang

    (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacture for Thin-walled Structures, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

Abstract

Intelligent manufacturing research has focused on digital twins (DTs) due to the growing integration of physical and cyber systems. This study thoroughly explores the Internet of Things (IoT) as a cornerstone of DTs, showing its promise and limitations in intelligent shipbuilding digital transformation workshops. We analyze the progress of IoT protocols, digital twin frameworks, and intelligent ship manufacturing. A unique bidirectional digital twin system for shipbuilding workshops uses the Internet of Things to communicate data between real and virtual workshops. This research uses a steel-cutting workshop to demonstrate the digital transformation of the production line, including data collection, transmission, storage, and simulation analysis. Then, major hurdles to digital technology application in shipbuilding are comprehensively examined. Critical barriers to DT deployment in shipbuilding environments are systematically analyzed, including technical standard unification, communication security, real-time performance guarantees, cross-workshop collaboration mechanisms, and the deep integration of artificial intelligence. Adaptive solutions include hybrid edge-cloud computing architectures for latency-sensitive tasks and reinforcement learning-based smart scheduling algorithms. The findings suggest that IoT-driven digital transformation may modernize shipbuilding workshops in new ways.

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  • Caiping Liang & Xiang Li & Wenxu Niu & Yansong Zhang, 2025. "Internet of Things Driven Digital Twin for Intelligent Manufacturing in Shipbuilding Workshops," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-29, August.
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