Embedding Active Asset Administration Shells in the Internet of Things using the Smart Systems Service Infrastructure

2022 IEEE 20th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), pp. 23–28

Abstract

In many sectors of the economy, modularization and linkage of distributed structures has significantly increased flexibility. Thereby, individual customer demands and changing conditions can be adressed. While this concept is often applied to closed systems whose control is coordinated by central components or can follow defined processes, concepts for the implementation in decentralized and open systems are missing. Such processes can be found in different domains of application, such as logistics, the construction industry or forestry. The use of active asset administration shells for modularized objects enables elements of a system or products to take over parts of the control and coordination. Production systems are enabled to act autonomously. A service infrastructure provides the necessary directory services to provide the asset administration shells with an entry point and to offer suitable routing services. The overall structure is demonstrated and evaluated using a representative example from forestry.

Authors 7

1. Stephan Wein Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2. Christian Fimmers Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Simon Storms Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Christian Brecher Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

5. Marlene Gebhard Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

6. Michael Schluse Aachen Institute for Man-Machine Interaction

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Man-Machine Interaction (MMI), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

7. Jürgen Roßmann Aachen Institute for Man-Machine Interaction

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Man-Machine Interaction (MMI), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany