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This contribution is "THz(23)000170 Use case on Virtual Commissioning of Industrial Plants".

Commissioning of industrial plants or production chains is a fundamental step to ensure that all system components are working properly and fulfill the operational requirements.

Virtual commissioning makes it possible to carry out the commissioning process in a virtual replica of the real system, i.e., the digital twin, by mimicking the physical behaviour of the production process through software simulations. Real-time cosimulation or Hardware in the Loop (HiL) validation, requires tight synchronisation between the real system and its digital twin. Hence, THz communications can be exploited to enable fast and reliable communications and achieve fast feedback exchange between the production system and the simulation platform. Moreover, peculiar sensing capabilities of THz signals can aid the twinning process.

Collaborating partners include HUAWEI TECH. GmbH, TU Braunschweig, TELENOR