Digital twins: Recent advances and future directions in engineering fields

• Digital Twins enhance design, operation, and maintenance of real-world assets. • Review covers Digital Twins' lifecycle applications across diverse domains. • Key sectors: manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, construction. • Expert panel rates Digital Twins' Technology Readiness Level at 4.8/9. • Integration with digital thread is the most significant current challenge. Digital Twins have emerged as a powerful in silico method for the design, operation, and maintenance of real-world assets across various domains. This review paper investigates different aspects of Digital Twins, especially their application throughout the product lifecycle and across diverse engineering domains. It provides a…