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INTRODUCTION
The Norwegian maritime industrial cluster is a world leader
in developing complex, customized ships and offshore vessels
for the global market, particularly for demanding operations
where safety and environment are the areas of focus [1].
Today's maritime engineering systems are operating in highly
dynamic environments. The challenge is to develop a concept
that leverages the different levels of system-specific
services already provided by manufacturers, where safety
and efficient performance of complex integrated systems can
be managed from the early stages of a new-vessel manufacturing
project and throughout the vessel's lifecycle. Advanced
marine systems should be able to decide among different
actions, adapt to dynamic environments, and execute highlevel
task specifications without explicitly being programmed.
To meet requirements, the control system will
need access to very realistic models of the current state of the
process, and in addition, to their own behavior in interaction
with the real-world environment.
Modern marine vessels operate increasingly autonomously
through strongly interacting subsystems [2]. Systems and
subsystems exchange data and make coordinated operational
decisions, ideally without any user interaction. Designing
operating and lifecycle services to support such vessels is a
complex and intricate engineering task requiring an efficient
development approach that considers the mutual interaction
between subsystems and the inherent multidisciplinarity.
Scalable simulation technologies should take the lead in this
process. Furthermore, workflow in the maritime industry
does not stop after vessel delivery. Through system updates
or lifecycle maintenance, subsystems can be changed and
updated. To make sure of that, product design and usability
need to already be coupled during the early stages of design,
which requires traceability through a performance data management
system that spans the entire vessel's lifecycle.
In recent years, we have seen increasing interest in developing
and employing digital twins [3], big data [4], and cloud
computing for maritime industrial system design, ship intelligence,
and operational service. Increased use of advanced
tools for designing and evaluating system performance,
safety, and structural integrity is generating a range of digital
models for vessels and their equipment.
This article presents a digital twin of the RV Gunnerus.
As illustrated in Figure 1, it is a digital open marine industrial
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