A Generative Digital Twin Modeling Method for Ship Thin-Plate Production Lines

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  • 1. College of Mechanical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; 2. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200137, China; 3. Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China

Online published: 2025-12-31

Abstract

In shipbuilding, thin-plate production lines are characterized by complex processes, diverse equipment, and heterogeneous data sources. Traditional digital twin modeling relies heavily on manually defined interfaces and attributes, resulting in low efficiency and limited consistency. This paper proposes a generative digital twin modeling method tailored for thin-plate production lines. The method constructs five core ontologies—covering process units, equipment, attributes, sensing-control units, and functional behaviors—to establish a unified semantic structure. Furthermore, a mapping mechanism from ontology to the digital twins definition language (DTDL) is designed to enable standardized representation of domain knowledge. A large language model is then introduced to leverage its semantic understanding and generative capabilities, automatically transforming natural language descriptions into structured models compliant with the DTDL v3 specification. Semantic consistency validation is performed to ensure the correctness of model logic and constraints. Experimental results demonstrate that, compared with manual approaches, the proposed method improves modeling efficiency, semantic accuracy, and attribute coverage by approximately 79.6%, 9.4%, and 28.5%, respectively—significantly enhancing the automation and standardization of digital twin modeling.

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WEN Xiaojian1 YAN Zhe2, HU Zuozhi2, YUAN Yi2, BAO Jinsong1, ZHANG Dan3 .

A Generative Digital Twin Modeling Method for Ship Thin-Plate Production Lines

[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 0 : 1 . DOI: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2025.296

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