Domain-specific Digital Twin Platforms: Concept, Evaluation Framework and Case Study

Domain-specific Digital Twin Platforms: Concept, Evaluation Framework and Case Study | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Domain-specific Digital Twin Platforms: Concept, Evaluation Framework and Case Study Zhao Tang, Dayuan Zhuang, Jianjun Zhang This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4392520/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 27 Mar, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 11 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract As digital twin (DT) applications continue to proliferate across diverse industries, a noticeable gap exists in the availability of evaluation methods or frameworks to aid in the selection and development of DT platforms, particularly for Domain-specific application. To address this gap, this paper proposes a comprehensive evaluation framework for DT platforms, with a focus on Domain-specific application. The framework uses the Best-Worst Method and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation method (BWM-FCE) to assess the performance, user experience, and economic effects of DT platforms. The proposed framework is applied to a case study of a high-speed railway DT platform and compared with other evaluation methods (Analytic Hierarchy Process and Best-Worst Method-Set Pair Analysis). The results demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed framework and highlight its potential for guiding the development and selection of DT platforms for Domain-specific applications. Physical sciences/Engineering/Mechanical engineering Physical sciences/Mathematics and computing/Information technology Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 27 Mar, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 25 Aug, 2024 Reviews received at journal 23 Aug, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 14 Aug, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 10 Jul, 2024 Reviews received at journal 08 Jul, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 26 Jun, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 24 May, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 24 May, 2024 Editor invited by journal 12 May, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 12 May, 2024 First submitted to journal 09 May, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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