Wright, L; Davidson, S (2024) Digital twins for metrology; metrology for digital twins. Measurement Science and Technology, 35 (5). 051001 ISSN 0957-0233

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Abstract

Digital twinning is a rapidly growing area of research. Digital twins combine models and data to provide up-to-date information about the state of a system. They support reliable decision-making in fields such as structural monitoring and advanced manufacturing. The use of metrology data to update models in this way offers benefits in many areas, including metrology itself. The recent activities in digitalisation of metrology offer a great opportunity to make metrology data ‘twin-friendly’ and to incorporate digital twins into metrological processes. This paper discusses key features of digital twins that will inform their use in metrology and measurement, highlights the links between digital twins and virtual metrology, outlines what use metrology can make of digital twins and how metrology and measured data can support the use of digital twins, and suggests potential future developments that will maximise the benefits achieved.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	digital twin, virtual metrology, digitalisation
Subjects:	Mathematics and Scientific Computing > Modelling
Divisions:	Data Science
Identification number/DOI:	10.1088/1361-6501/ad2050
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2026 14:24
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/10556