Virtual-physical digital twin testbed for heterogeneous crowd operations
Xu, Mingliang; Wang, Zheng; Meng, Yang; Luo, Wencan; Wang, Hua; He, Shuo; Li, Chaochao; Guo, Yibo; Li, Yafei; Lv, Pei
Sci China Inf Sci, 2025, 68(5): 154101
Heterogeneous crowd operations involve complex procedural subtasks performed by dynamic teams with diverse agent behaviors, tailored to specific task requirements. Examples of such operations include carrier aircraft support, airport ground handling, and logistics transport. Using a hybrid virtual-physical digital twin testbed for scenario generation and plan verification in heterogeneous crowd operations addresses the issues of low credibility in virtual simulations and the high costs associated with real-world testing. It is becoming increasingly important in practical applications.