Keppel 5G Shipyard Spatial Digital Twin

Keppel 5G Shipyard Spatial Digital Twin

IMDA partners Keppel Offshore & Marine, M1, and Hiverlab to develop and commercialize 5G-enabled solutions for the maritime sector. The solutions enable Keppel O&M to address challenges such as asset monitoring, physical inspections, site and vessel surveys and audits which were disrupted during and post Covid. The solutions include a few key use case scenarios. At the Design and Construction Stage, the Digital Twin allows workers such as onsite engineers and remote collaborators to conduct remote virtual walkthroughs, perform pre-construction feasibility assessments simultaneously, validate correct specifications for construction, and identify potential engineering design issues as early as possible. This helps mitigate pre-construction risks. At the Operations Stage, a real-time Spatial Digital Twin is used for remote monitoring. Various conventionally segregated systems are integrated into the Digital Twin for visualization, analytics and automation in order to achieve more integrated operations. The Digital Twin functions as a common platform for field engineers (via Mixed Reality smart glasses) and office-based support (via web browsers at command center or other offices) to troubleshoot and rectify issues during operations. The Digital Twin solution has successfully reduced the time in tasks which require remote operational collaborations such as inspections, surveys and audits, as well as self-guided machine maintenance. It has also reduced the time needed for engineers to assess sites with safety hazards while ensuring operations efficiency.