Digital twin technology challenges and applications: A comprehensive review

DM Botín-Sanabria, AS Mihaita, RE Peimbert-García… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object or process capable of collecting
information from the real environment to represent, validate and simulate the physical twin's …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability-oriented innovations in smart cities: A systematic review and emerging themes

N Tura, V Ojanen - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of the paper is to clarify the relationship between sustainability-oriented
innovations (SOI) and smart city development based on the systematic review of existing …

A sustainable on-demand urban delivery service enabled by synchromodality and synergy in passenger and freight mobility

O Labarthe, G Ahmadi, W Klibi, JC Deschamps… - … Research Part C …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the opportunity to plan for a novel on-demand freight delivery
service in urban areas with tight service and sustainability requirements. This contribution …

A blockchain-based approach to smart cargo transportation using UHF RFID

M Baygin, O Yaman, N Baygin, M Karakose - Expert Systems with …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, the continuous growth of electronic commerce volume increases the importance of
point-to-point shipment transportation. For this reason, it is extremely important that shipment …

City digital twins: Their maturity level and differentiation from 3D city models

H Masoumi, S Shirowzhan, P Eskandarpour… - Big Earth Data, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The emerging field of City Digital Twins has advanced in recent years with the help of digital
infrastructure and technologies connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). However, the …

Electric mobility toward sustainable cities and road-freight logistics: A systematic review and future research directions

FE Alarcón, A Mac Cawley, E Sauma - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The importance of electric vehicles (EVs) lies in the fact that they are seen as a key solution
to the climate change problem. In the last decade, this topic has received significant interest …

Smart cities software applications for sustainability and resilience

DE Okonta, V Vukovic - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
To transform urban areas into smart cities, various technologies—including software, user
interfaces, communication networks, and the Internet of Things (IoT)—must tackle complex …

Cognitive digital twins for freight parking management in last mile delivery under smart cities paradigm

Y Liu, S Pan, P Folz, F Ramparany, S Bolle, E Ballot… - Computers in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the Freight Parking Management Problem (FPMP) of last-mile delivery
within the context of Smart Cities where objects are managed by Digital Twins. Specifically …

Electric vehicle routing problem with flexible deliveries

MEH Sadati, V Akbari, B Çatay - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Growing concerns about the climate change have forced governments to initiate tighter
environmental regulations and tougher emission reduction targets, increasing the interest on …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications

V Capocasale, D Gotta, G Perboli - Blockchain: Research and Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Blockchain is a technology that creates trust among non-trusting parties without relying on
any intermediaries. Consequently, it has attracted the interest of companies operating in a …