A Digital Twin Architecture Based on the Industrial Internet of Things Technologies

Computation and communication evolved to enable digital representations of physical systems. Decision-making support via data analysis, virtualization of machinery control, information flowing over the Internet are all trending on industrial systems. This allowed emerging one of the main concepts applied in manufacturing processes, the Digital Twins. A digital counterpart of a physical process allows management, remote control and simulations over the process in a safe environment. This work proposes guidelines to design a Digital Twin architecture using Industrial Internet of Things and the integration of current technologies, applying these aspects in an experimental application.