Communications - Scientific letters of the University of Zilina X:X | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2026.047

Towards the Digital Twin-Enabled v2i Monitoring of Ship Power Plants under Real Operating Conditions

Andrii Holovan ORCID...1, *, Igor Gritsuk ORCID...2, 3, *, Iryna Honcharuk ORCID...4, Olena Volska ORCID...5, Andrii L. Simanenkov ORCID...6, Artem A. Ivanov ORCID...6
1 Odessa National Maritime University, Department of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, Odesa, Ukraine
2 Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, Faculty of Special Technology, Trencin, Slovakia
3 Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, Department of Automobile Transport and Industrial Engineering, Chernihiv, Ukraine
4 Odessa National Maritime University, Department of Navigation and Control of the Ship, Ukraine
5 Kherson National Technical University, Department of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
6 Kherson State Maritime Academy, Department of Ship Electrical Equipment and Automation Appliances Operation, Kherson, Ukraine

In this paper is presented an ITS-oriented framework for monitoring and predictive assessment of ship power plants based on V2I communication and digital twin principles. The framework integrates onboard sensor data with environmental and operational information in a unified cyber-physical environment. A mathematical model and structured algorithm support state estimation, prediction, diagnostics, and decision-making under non-stationary conditions. The distributed architecture combines onboard systems, communication networks, and infrastructure-level processing. Validation using real operational data demonstrates that the framework captures variations in vessel speed, fuel consumption, and engine performance while providing reliable parameter estimates. The results confirm its feasibility for maritime monitoring, digital twin development, and predictive maintenance.

Keywords: intelligent transport systems, V2I communication, digital twin, remote monitoring, maritime transport, condition monitoring, cyber-physical systems
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Received: May 10, 2026; Accepted: July 21, 2026; Prepublished online: August 20, 2026 

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