scholarly journals Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Rosaria Boccella ◽  
Piera Centobelli ◽  
Roberto Cerchione ◽  
Teresa Murino ◽  
Ralph Riedel
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Centralized Control ◽  
Flexible Control ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Modern Manufacturing ◽  
Heterarchical Control ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the concepts of flexibility and re-configurability of manufacturing systems and the evolution of their control architectures are becoming increasingly important. The development of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and their flexibility and integrated capabilities have paved the way to the transition from centralized control to heterarchical (decentralized) control architectures. In this paper, a comparison between centralized and heterarchical control architectures in a virtual learning environment is presented. The control architectures of the assembly station and the materials handling system of modern manufacturing systems have been conceptualized and tested under different working conditions. The results show that centralized control is the best solution only for deterministic and predictable scenarios, which are very far from reality, whereas, in case of failures, a more flexible control is preferable.

scholarly journals The State of Cybersecurity in Smart Manufacturing Systems: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Armando Araújo de Souza Junior ◽  
José Luiz de Souza Pio ◽  
Jó Cunha Fonseca ◽  
Marcelo Albuquerque De Oliveira ◽  
Otávio Cesar de Paiva Valadares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Intelligent Manufacturing ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

With the advent of the so-called 4th Industrial Revolution, personified in the globally commented Industry 4.0, there is a change in progress in manufacturing systems, provided by the development of communication and information technologies, adding an intelligence component in manufacturing plants, through the possibility connectivity and interaction throughout the production chain (intelligent manufacturing systems or cyber-physical systems). However, this new paradigm has an extremely sensitive component, which is the question of the security of the data that is transferred and of the production processes itself. Due to this premise, this article proposed to bring, through a systematic literature review, research about the academic works related to security in these new manufacturing structures (smart manufacturing systems), analyzing which strategies, methodologies, techniques, and technologies have currently used to learn about their vulnerabilities and mitigate possible attacks.

scholarly journals Systematic analysis of needs and requirements for the design of smart manufacturing systems in SMEs☆

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Rauch ◽  
Andrew R Vickery
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

Abstract With the increasing trend of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 or smart manufacturing, many companies are now facing the challenge of implementing Industry 4.0 methods and technologies. This is a challenge especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, as they have neither sufficient human nor financial resources to deal with the topic sufficiently. However, since small and medium-sized enterprises form the backbone of the economy, it is particularly important to support these companies in the introduction of Industry 4.0 and to develop appropriate tools. This work is intended to fill this gap and to enhance research on Industry 4.0 for small and medium-sized enterprises by presenting an exploratory study that has been used to systematically analyze and evaluate the needs and translate them into a final list of (functional) requirements and constraints using axiomatic design as scientific approach.

scholarly journals A Model for Working Environment Monitoring in Smart Manufacturing

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2850
Author(s):  
Dalibor Dobrilovic ◽  
Vladimir Brtka ◽  
Zeljko Stojanov ◽  
Gordana Jotanovic ◽  
Dragan Perakovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Testing Platform ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

The growing application of smart manufacturing systems and the expansion of the Industry 4.0 model have created a need for new teaching platforms for education, rapid application development, and testing. This research addresses this need with a proposal for a model of working environment monitoring in smart manufacturing, based on emerging wireless sensor technologies and the message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) protocol. In accordance with the proposed model, a testing platform was developed. The testing platform was built on open-source hardware and software components. The testing platform was used for the validation of the model within the presented experimental environment. The results showed that the proposed model could be developed by mainly using open-source components, which can then be used to simulate different scenarios, applications, and target systems. Furthermore, the presented stable and functional platform proved to be applicable in the process of rapid prototyping, and software development for the targeted systems, as well as for student teaching as part of the engineering education process.

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