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AuthorSahal, Radhya
AuthorAlsamhi, Saeed H.
AuthorBrown, Kenneth N.
AuthorO’shea, Donna
AuthorMcCarthy, Conor
AuthorGuizani, Mohsen
Available date2022-10-30T10:46:21Z
Publication Date2021-09-01
Publication NameMachines
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/machines9090193
CitationSahal, R., Alsamhi, S. H., Brown, K. N., O’Shea, D., McCarthy, C., & Guizani, M. (2021). Blockchain-empowered digital twins collaboration: smart transportation use case. Machines, 9(9), 193.‏
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/35592
AbstractDigital twins (DTs) is a promising technology in the revolution of the industry and essential for Industry 4.0. DTs play a vital role in improving distributed manufacturing, providing up-to-date operational data representation of physical assets, supporting decision-making, and avoiding the potential risks in distributed manufacturing systems. Furthermore, DTs need to collaborate within distributed manufacturing systems to predict the risks and reach consensus-based decision-making. However, DTs collaboration suffers from single failure due to attack and connection in a centralized manner, data interoperability, authentication, and scalability. To overcome the above challenges, we have discussed the major high-level requirements for the DTs collaboration. Then, we have proposed a conceptual framework to fulfill the DTs collaboration requirements by using the combination of blockchain, predictive analysis techniques, and DTs technologies. The proposed framework aims to empower more intelligence DTs based on blockchain technology. In particular, we propose a concrete ledger-based collaborative DTs framework that focuses on real-time operational data analytics and distributed consensus algorithms. Furthermore, we describe how the conceptual framework can be applied using smart transportation system use cases, i.e., smart logistics and railway predictive maintenance. Finally, we highlighted the future direction to guide interested researchers in this interesting area.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
SubjectBlockchain
Data analysis
Digital twins
Industry 4.0
Logistics
Railway
Smart manufacturing
Transportation
TitleBlockchain-empowered digital twins collaboration: Smart transportation use case
TypeArticle
Issue Number9
Volume Number9
dc.accessType Open Access


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