This paper provides a fundamental research review of Reconfigurable Manufacturing
Systems (RMS), which uniquely explores the state-of-the-art in distributed and decentralized …

Digital Twin was introduced over a decade ago, as an innovative all-encompassing tool,
with perceived benefits including real-time monitoring, simulation, optimisation and accurate …

With the rapid advancement of cyber-physical systems, Digital Twin (DT) is gaining ever-
increasing attention owing to its great capabilities to realize Industry 4.0. Enterprises from …

As a typical manufacturing equipment, CNC machine tool (CNCMT) is the mother machine
of industry. Fault of CNCMT might cause the loss of precision and affect the production if …

The overall aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the Digital Twin
(DT) paradigm in the built environment by drawing inspiration from existing DT research in …

Digital twin (DT), primarily a virtual replica of any conceivable physical entity, is a highly
transformative technology with profound implications. Whether it be product development …

From the last decade, additive manufacturing (AM) has been evolving speedily and has
revealed the great potential for energy-saving and cleaner environmental production due to …

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) can expand the level of automation in areas that have
conventionally been difficult to automate such as assembly. However, the need of …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a key metal additive manufacturing process and has
attracted increasing attention both in academia and industry. An essential physical issue …

As a highly secure and reliable system, aviation faces challenges including digital
transformation, high production operation costs, low maintenance efficiency, and intensive …