An Adapted Model of Cognitive Digital Twins for Building Lifecycle Management

Ibrahim Yitmen,Muhammed Ernur Akıner,Sepehr Alizadehsalehi,İlknur Akıner

doi:10.3390/app11094276

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Abstract

In the digital transformation era in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, Cognitive Digital Twins (CDT) are introduced as part of the next level of process automation and control towards Construction 4.0. CDT incorporates cognitive abilities to detect complex and unpredictable actions and reason about dynamic process optimization strategies to support decision-making in building lifecycle management (BLM). Nevertheless, there is a lack of understanding of the real impact of CDT integration, Machine Learning (ML), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT), all connected to self-learning hybrid models with proactive cognitive capabilities for different phases of the building asset lifecycle. This study investigates the applicability, interoperability, and integrability of an adapted model of CDT for BLM to identify and close this gap. Surveys of industry experts were performed focusing on life cycle-centric applicability, interoperability, and the CDT model’s integration in practice besides decision support capabilities and AEC industry insights. The evaluation of the adapted model of CDT model support approaching the development of CDT for process optimization and decision-making purposes, as well as integrability enablers confirms progression towards Construction 4.0.

Highlights

Computerization and digitization are beginning to significantly affect how physical/engineering properties are handled during their life cycles [1,2]
There is a lack of awareness of the real impact of Cognitive Digital Twins (CDT) integration, Machine Learning (ML), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT), all connected to self-learning hybrid models with proactive cognitive capabilities for different phases of the building asset lifecycle
The Digital twins (DT)’ highest level is the CDT connected with the top-level cognitive engineering maturity, including AI and ML

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Computerization and digitization are beginning to significantly affect how physical/engineering properties are handled during their life cycles [1,2]. The capture, exchange, use, and control of data and information during an asset’s entire life (design, construction, Operation and Maintenance (O&M), and disposal/renewal) are among the most challenging aspects of implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM), so-called BIM in asset management [3]. Intelligent, innovative asset life cycle management has arisen during the last years in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry [2]. While the path reaching fully cognitive systems is still in its early stage, there are several application areas where the technology has already been implemented in many applications such as chatbots by the service sector to provide optimal responses to customer feedback [6]

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