Context:Traditional Digital Twins (DTs), often based solely on deterministic physical models, are weak in managing nonlinear behaviors and adapting to evolving operational dynamics.Objective:To address these limitations, this paper proposes a novel Hybrid Digital Twin (HDT) architecture that integrates physics-based models with data-driven approaches.Results:The main contributions of this paper are twofold: (1) a structured requirements analysis that covers functional, non-functional, software, and user aspects of a HDT, and (2) a reference architecture aligned with the industrial ISO 23247 standard.Method:The proposed HDT Architecture has been defined on the basis of a structured requirement analysis and validated in the context of the BIOPURE project (Biopharmaceuticals purification by continuous membrane-assisted crystallization achieving lower cost and intensified processes), funded under the Horizon Europe programme.Conclusion:The study concludes with a discussion of the benefits in terms of operational efficiency, interoperability, and standardization, derived from the adoption of the proposed reference architecture for HDTs, aligned with the ISO 23247 standard.
Designing an ISO 23247-compliant Hybrid Digital Twin Architecture for industry
Garro A.
;Sorrenti A.
2026-01-01
Abstract
Context:Traditional Digital Twins (DTs), often based solely on deterministic physical models, are weak in managing nonlinear behaviors and adapting to evolving operational dynamics.Objective:To address these limitations, this paper proposes a novel Hybrid Digital Twin (HDT) architecture that integrates physics-based models with data-driven approaches.Results:The main contributions of this paper are twofold: (1) a structured requirements analysis that covers functional, non-functional, software, and user aspects of a HDT, and (2) a reference architecture aligned with the industrial ISO 23247 standard.Method:The proposed HDT Architecture has been defined on the basis of a structured requirement analysis and validated in the context of the BIOPURE project (Biopharmaceuticals purification by continuous membrane-assisted crystallization achieving lower cost and intensified processes), funded under the Horizon Europe programme.Conclusion:The study concludes with a discussion of the benefits in terms of operational efficiency, interoperability, and standardization, derived from the adoption of the proposed reference architecture for HDTs, aligned with the ISO 23247 standard.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
