Publication
Smart Factory Systems – Fostering Cloud-based Manufacturing based on Self-Monitoring Cyber-Physical Systems
Simon Bergweiler
In: International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements, Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2, Pages 91-101, IARIA, 7/2016.
Abstract
This paper describes the concept and realization of an
architecture using cloud-based smart components to achieve a
more responsive production system that provides a modular and
re-configurable production framework. For each important part
of the plant and the manufactured product, digital virtual copies
are created and stored in active digital object memories, a unified
structured format for data access and further processing. Cyber-
Physical Systems act as intelligent nodes within the cloud-based
network and guarantee the function of technical communication
and data exchange. Moreover, these systems continuously perform
and execute almost autonomous simple state and feature checks,
up to a certain level of complexity. In various points of the
production process these simple checks can ensure or even
optimize the quality of the product. An assistance system makes
use of these technical solutions and manages and monitors
the distributed components and their responsibilities for quality
assurance during the whole production process. In compliance
with prescribed quality characteristics and the situational context
necessary processing steps are defined or rearranged.