Digital Twins to Support CAVs
Tender ID: 508310
Tender Details
Tender Description
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this project is to examine how government road agencies can use and participate in digital twins to support connected, cooperative and automated vehicles (CAVs).
SCOPE:
This project will investigate how agencies can best integrate efforts relating to digital twins within a CAV ecosystem in a holistic manner. It must develop and publish a literature review and guidance that build government road agency understanding how digital twins can support the CAV ecosystem (from both a CAV industry and road operator perspective), define and provide guidance on an agency’s role in their planning, development, operation and support.
There are a number of aspects that must be covered within the research in order to provide direction to agencies. This includes investigation of both industry and government use of digital twins, and how they may be used to assist development, testing, operations, support and maintenance of CAVs and road/transport agency infrastructure interaction with CAVs. A particular focus should be placed the potential use of digital twins by either industry or government, and the relationships and dependencies needed between industry and government to support them.
It should be noted that there is an existing body of Austroads work focussing on data exchange between road agencies and CAVs, and the digitalisation of physical assets. However, this project is focussed on the potential application of digital twins in these developing road agency/CAV interactions. There is a need understand how road operators can support emerging CAV needs, and how they can use CAV inputs and outputs for improved societal outcomes. Thus, this project is intended to complement (not duplicate) other Austroads work by placing a strong focus on digital twins.
It is expected that the project’s outputs can be used by agencies to implement business, information system and technology capabilities needed to support the identified agency roles in the development and usage of digital twins to support the CAV ecosystem.
A digital twin (DT) is a virtual representation of a real-world asset, process or system. As models become more integrated with the physical systems they reflect, the function and definition of digital twins will continue to broaden and evolve. A digital twin, in its most basic form, involves two-way data exchange (communication) with the real-life asset and uses real-time and historical data to represent the past and present and simulate predicted futures.
As a starting point for this project, the nature of a digital twin is distinct from:
• Digital models that mimic physical objects without communication/data exchange
• Digital shadows that have one-way data flow from the physical to the digital model.
Note that the definition and nature of a digital twin as described above must be clarified, adjusted and confirmed as part of the project.
Additionally, for this project must address a full spectrum of needs for CAV capabilities across three dimensions, as per the National Transport Commission’s definitions:
• Connected vehicle - Any ‘smart vehicle’ with wireless connectivity to the internet, local network, ‘the cloud’, other vehicles, personal communication devices, roadside infrastructure or control centres for real-time communication or exchange of data. This could include embedded systems within the vehicle, tethered connectivity or telematics systems fitted in the aftermarket.
• Cooperative intelligent transport system (C-ITS) - A technology platform that enables components of the transport network (vehicles, roads and infrastructure) to wirelessly communicate and share real-time information including data on vehicle movements, traffic signs and road conditions.
• Automated vehicle - a vehicle with SAE levels 3–5 automation. It is a vehicle that has an automated driving system, which means that it is capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis without human input. It is distinct from vehicles with automated features to assist a driver (SAE levels 1–2), which still require a human driver to perform part of the dynamic driving task.
DELIVERABLES:
This project will produce the following deliverables:
Management products:
1. Project plan including product and quality criteria, and time schedule
2. Stakeholder engagement plan
3. Data management plan
4. Risks and issues log
5. Records of meetings, engagement and consultation
6. Quality management plan
7. Weekly checkpoint reports
8. Monthly progress reports.
Interim products:
1. Stage 1: Draft report research section
2. Stage 2: Draft report guidance section (and updated research section).
Final product:
1. Final report (Research and Guidance to Support Digital Twins for CAVs) incorporating both research and guidance, and delivery of a one-hour webinar.
Also included as part of this tender are the following documents:
• Writing & Format Requirements for Austroads Publications which sets out the writing and formatting standards for research, technical and internal reports.
• Master Services Agreement outlining our Terms and Conditions. Please note that our Terms and Conditions are not negotiable.
All submissions are to be submitted as a PDF at a maximum size of 10MB.
All submissions are to include a completed Tender Proposal Coversheet.
The naming convention for submissions is: [your Company name] – [Project No.] – [any internal reference numbers].
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
