000011075 001__ 11075 000011075 005__ 20240318161042.0 000011075 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.24868/11075 000011075 245__ $$aChanging Definitions of Digital Twins In Ship Design 000011075 269__ $$a2023-11-28 000011075 520__ $$aThe 'digital twin' is now a recognised core component of the Industry 4.0 journey, helping organisations understand their complex processes, resources and data to provide insight into their business and help optimise their operations. However, there is still some confusion over the title, with the term 'digital twins' sometimes meaning different things to different people. This often leads to a mysticism and uncertainty around the technology and can mean that organisations are divided by a common language. This paper explores the different roles, definitions and purposes of a digital twin in an attempt to demystify the technology. By exploring different case studies and applications can we once and for all define a digital twin? 000011075 7001_ $$aRigby, J$$uBMT 000011075 7001_ $$aChristmas, J$$uUniversity of Exeter 000011075 773__ $$tConference Proceedings of EAAW 000011075 773__ $$jEAAW X 000011075 8564_ $$974a666a4-89c3-4c56-9a75-71855aaad168$$s1103388$$uhttps://library.imarest.org/record/11075/files/EAAW_2023_paper_13.pdf