Industrial Metaverse Towards Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing
摘要
Advanced Simulation and Digital Twin technology as technological pillars of Industry 4.0, involve the creation of virtual representations of physical objects, processes, or systems, allowing for real-time communication between the physical and virtual counterparts. Furthermore, as the industrial and manufacturing landscape is shifting towards Industry 5.0 and Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing, investments are being made to enhance interactions between Operators and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). However, industrial Metaverse reinforces these interactions as it enables human immersion and supports co-existence into virtual worlds. Moreover, it explores the promising relationships between CPS through their digital twins. Thus, this chapter introduces the concept of Industrial Metaverse towards Human-centric Smart Manufacturing, which is considered as a virtual space where industrial processes and operations are simulated and optimized based among others on the concept of Digital Twins, a key enabling and back-bone technology of the Metaverse. Furthermore, challenges and opportunities for industrial and smart manufacturing stakeholders will be identified. Finally, service-oriented architectures for digital twins which incorporate Metaverse-enabled platforms for creating additional value and interactions with CPS will be presented.