- Level: Beginner
- Prerequisites: None
- Assessments: Weekly Micro Assessments; Full Assessment in the Final Week
Week 1: Introduction to Digital Twins and AI
Learning Outcome:Understand the basics of digital twins and their role in real-world applications.1.1 What are Digital Twins?
1.2 Applications of Digital Twins in industries.
1.3 Role of AI in enhancing Digital Twins.
Practical Component
Explore basic Digital Twin examples in manufacturing.
Week 2: Data Collection and Integration
Learning Outcome:Learn how to gather and integrate data for digital twin models.1.4 Data sources for Digital Twins (sensors, IoT, simulations).
1.5 Cleaning and preprocessing real-time data.
1.6 Visualizing Digital Twin inputs and outputs.
Practical Component
Integrate IoT sensor data into a simple Digital Twin model.
Week 3: Creating AI Models for Digital Twins
Learning Outcome: Build AI models to simulate and predict system behavior.1.7 Creating predictive models for virtual replicas.
1.8 Training models using historical and real-time data.
1.9 Testing and validating Digital Twin simulations.
Practical Component
Build a predictive Digital Twin for a manufacturing process.
Week 4: Real-Time Monitoring with Digital Twins
Learning Outcome: Use Digital Twins for real-time monitoring and anomaly detection.1.10 Real-time data streaming to Digital Twins.
1.11 Detecting faults and failures.
1.12 Optimizing performance using simulations.
Practical Component
Develop a Digital Twin for a smart building system.
Week 5: Advanced Techniques and Challenges
Learning Outcome: Explore challenges and advanced AI applications in Digital Twins.1.13 Using deep learning for complex simulations.
1.14 Challenges in scaling Digital Twin systems.
1.15 Ethics and privacy in Digital Twin applications.
Practical Component
Use deep learning for a complex Digital Twin simulation.
Week 6: Final Project
Learning Outcome: Create and present a functional Digital Twin solution.1.16 Define a use case (e.g., machine performance optimization).
1.17 Develop and refine the Digital Twin.
1.18 Present the final solution to peers.
Practical Component
Demonstrate a Digital Twin solution for a real-world scenario.