- Development of a digital twin platform capable of predicting and responding to underground tunnel disasters
- Disaster safety R&D achievements, participation and exhibition at the '2024 Republic of Korea Government Expo'
※ What is an underground utility? An underground facility that accommodates two or more types of facilities, such as electricity, communications, and water supply.
※ What is a digital twin? A technology that implements an environment identical to the real world in a virtual space like a twin, analyzes and predicts possible situations through simulation, and utilizes this to solve real-world problems.
□ The government will introduce the results of the 'Digital Twin-based Underground Cave Fire and Disaster Support Integrated Platform' developed through multi-ministerial* collaborative disaster safety research and development (R&D) at the '2024 Republic of Korea Government Expo (November 11.13-15, Gwangju Kim Dae-jung Convention Center)'.
* Participating ministries: MOPAS, MSIT, MOLIT, MOTIE
○ This research and development was carried out in the wake of the KT Ahyeon branch underground tunnel fire (2018) to predict and respond to disaster situations in underground tunnels where major supply lines such as electricity, communications, and water are concentrated.
□ This study invested a total of KRW 275.6 billion, and 2020 research institutes (overall: Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) collaborated over five years from 5 to discover and develop a research project* that can apply digital twins to underground tunnel disaster management.
* ▴Development of integrated platform technology for underground cubicle fire and disaster support based on MSIT digital twin
▴MOPAS disaster spread prediction and field-centered prevention, preparedness, and response technology development and service verification
▴MOLIT (semi-) real-time underground cavities 3D spatial information construction and operation technology development
▴MOTIE Intelligent multi-sensor and rescue technology for underground public space fire and disaster detection
○ Through this research, it is expected that autonomous robots will be used to inspect facilities that are difficult for people to access, and to prepare for unexpected disasters in environments similar to underground public spaces such as subways and underground shopping malls.
○ In addition, the results developed during the research process achieved sales of approximately KRW 112 billion through technology transfer and commercialization* in various industrial fields other than disaster safety.
* Order for mobile rail robot unmanned patrol surveillance system, commercialization of LiDAR system for unmanned vehicles, etc.
□ At this exhibition, you can see the digital twin integrated control system and digital twin model that supports rapid decision-making by quickly recognizing disaster situations.
○ In addition, the first case of underground tunnel disaster management that applied digital twin technology in Korea will be exhibited, including ▴ customized sensors and smart lighting systems for disaster warning detection, ▴ unmanned patrol rail robots that provide real-time information at each disaster stage, and ▴ dedicated terminals that can share internal and external situations.
□ Hong Jong-wan, Director of the Social Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, “If damage occurs in underground utility tunnels, it will cause great inconvenience to the lives of citizens, so we will actively utilize the results of this research and development to prevent disaster accidents in underground utility tunnels.”
□ Eom Yeol, the Director of Information and Communication Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “We expect that the achievements of the ‘Development of a Digital Twin-based Disaster and Safety Management Platform Technology’ will help improve national safety, and MSIT will continue to support the development of digital-based disaster and safety management technologies such as digital twins to ensure national safety.”
□ Park Geon-su, Director General of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport’s Land Information Policy Division, said, “We expect the use of digital twins to expand further through the development of technology to manage spatial information history for abnormal situations (fires, smoke, etc.) within public facilities.”
□ Yoon Seong-hyeok, the Director of Advanced Industry Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, “We expect this project to contribute to preventing disasters such as fires and minimizing damage,” and added, “We will continue to work to secure related technologies in preparation for the potential growth in the field of disaster spread prediction in the future.”
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