Journal of System Simulation ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1723-1752.doi: 10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.25-0230

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Digital Twinned Industrial Robot: Conceptual Framework, Key Technologies, and Case Study

Liu Yongkui1, Yang Kang1, Tuo Benben1, Pan Yaduo1, Wang Xinyu1, Wang Yihan1, Gong Yongqian1, Zhang Lin2, Wang Lihui3, Lin Tingyu4, Zi Bin1, Li Yuan5, You Wei6, Xu Xun7   

  1. 1.School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
    2.School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
    3.Department of Production Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 10044, Sweden
    4.Beijing Complex Product Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Research Center, Beijing Simulation Center, Beijing 100854, China
    5.School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    6.Efort Intelligent Equipment Co. , Ltd. , Wuhu 241007, China
    7.Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
  • Received:2025-03-25 Revised:2025-05-28 Online:2025-07-18 Published:2025-07-30

Abstract:

To effectively enhance the value and full life cycle management level of industrial robots, this paper integrated deeply digital twin with industrial robots and discussed a new concept, namely digital twinned industrial robot (DTIR). It defined the concept, composition, and typical characteristics of DTIRs and proposed their system architecture. From the perspective of the full life cycle of "design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning", the key technologies of DTIRs were systematically sorted out. Furthermore, the validity of the proposed conceptual framework was verified through a case study. Finally, the paper summarized the findings and discussed the future development trends of DTIRs.

Key words: digital twin, industrial robot, digital twinned industrial robot, full life cycle

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