Research Projects
CyPhyMan - Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Facility Management
Cyber-physical Production Systems (CPPS) are one of the main drivers of the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) enabled by an increased level of digitization of all entities involved in the production processes. All relevant systems as well as heterogeneous production and manufacturing data--starting from machine interfaces (SPS, CNC), to process control (SCADA) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES), to relatively abstract business processes (ERP, BPEL)--are unified and integrated by CPPS. However, monitoring, control, maintenance and management of facilities is usually out of scope of ongoing research projects--despite of them playing important roles for a successful integration of CPPS and facility management systems.
The integration of Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) with CPPS will lead to a reduction of production costs as well as an increase of product quality. CAFM data regarding the energy consumption of individual production facilities can be used, for example, to optimize production processes, which again can be adjusted to scheduled maintenance tasks. From a CPPS point of view quality inspection data can be used to automatically schedule maintenance jobs for machines and facilities that are involved in the respective processes. That way the operation of production and facilities can be optimized in real-time, which leads to an increased level of perception and intelligence of facilities. This paves the way for integrated management, information and control systems that are seamlessly integrated into future CPPS.
Within the focus of this research project are models and processes that can be applied to the areas of CAFM and CPPS and realized as prototypes to enable the development and integration of both domains. Special focus will be put on the application of software engineering processes that facilitate the implementation of modular software components as well as their integration into existing production systems in an increasingly globalized and distributed world of software developers. The component-based realization enables variable degrees of freedom with respect to the integration of CAFM and CPPS systems regarding required functionalities. In addition, context sensitive interaction models for the software that is being developed will be investigated and implemented within the scope of this project. This way CAFM and CPPS processes can be optimally integrated in a user-friendly way. Within CyPhyMan the next generation of extended and augmented facility management systems based on CPPS are developed, which is an important and innovative contribution to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).
Goals of the project:
- Tighter coupling of CAFM, MES and ERP systems in Industry 4.0 use cases
- Flexible and adaptive systems as well as process through smart data analytics and automation
- Human-centered system through context-adaptive user interfaces
- Development of Smart Spaces in Industry 4.0 through Cloud and Fog Computing
- Establishment of new software product lines and ecosystems
- CPPS data aggregation and analytics to enable predictive maintenance and machine control
- Adaptive workflows to enable automation in CPPS and ensure Cyber-physical Consistency
- Natural human-computer interaction through the application of suitable ubiquitous interaction technologies
- Funded by: SAB
- Reference Number: 100268299
- Contact person: Mandy Korzetz
- Project Website: link
- Funding period: 05/2016 - 04/2020