Cognition in Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems and Humans: Where and Why?

Authors

Naudet Y., Ali J.A.H., Gaffinet B., Panetto H.

Reference

Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 2373 CCIS, pp. 399-412, 2025

Description

In modern Cyber-Physical Enterprises, the place of cognition to build more flexible, autonomous, self-adaptive and ultimately more intelligent systems remains unclear. However it could be an essential element to ensure interoperability, as highlighted in recent works on cognitive interoperability. Assuming an environment where cyber-physical systems and humans are coupled with their individual digital twins, we discuss where cognition can exist in the couple <Entity-Digital Twin> and how Cognitive Digital Twin and Cyber-Physical Systems can emerge. This is supported by a proposition for a high-level architecture for Entity- Digital Twin coupling. The place of Cognitive Architectures as a special model of cognition is discussed. Exploring the integration with the ISO23247 Digital Twin framework for manufacturing, we also highlight its lacks to include cognition and humans.

Link

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80775-6_27