Concept of Socio-Cyber-Physical Work Systems for Industry 4.0

2020 Tehnički Vjesnik  
In this paper the concepts of advanced production systems based on the challenges that bring the new industrial revolution named -Industry 4.0 are presented. The presented concept of socio-cyber-physical work systems is based on connecting social, cyber and physical working environments into a single functional, productive entity of the appointed elementary socio-cyber-physical work system.The elementary socio-cyber-physical work system is a basic building block of the cyber-physical production
more » ... systems at the manufacturing level. The cyber system of the elementary socio-cyber-physical work system enables autonomous decision-making and cooperation in the network system. The possibility of implementing the proposed concept is based on the introduction of agency technologies in the domain of modern production systems and the development of information-communication technologies for the advanced management and control of cyber-physical production systems. Some illustrative examples reflect the experimental results of a research work in the field of cyber-physical systems and demonstrate the potential possibilities of implementing the concept of sociocyber-physical work systems in the real industrial environment. Keywords: agent; cyber-physical system; Industry 4.0; internet of service; internet of things A new production philosophy, which has emergesd recently under the name of Industry 4.0, opens space for novel approaches to industrial production [1-7]. Industry 4.0 is driven by new discoveries of sciences, enriched knowledge, new and enhanced materials and technologies, especially in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). Besides, novel organizational forms and innovative managerial principles of emergence, self-organization, learning, open innovation, collaboration, and networking of humans and organizations will become the key elements of the next generation manufacturing systems. Recently, a new approach is emerging in terms of a cyber-physical production system (CPPS) [8] , which upgrades in a way the mentioned attempts. It originates from the concept of cyber-physical systems (CPS) [9], and links physical and virtual components of a production system into a coherent whole.The concept of CPPS [10] merges the functionalities and benefits of CPS applied to the industrial context. The aim of this paper is the conceptualization of a socio-cyber-physical work system (SCPWS) for Industry 4.0. This work arises from the previous research in agentbased systems [11] and distributed manufacturing systems [11] , and is based on the concept of cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) [12] . The paper presents the evolutionary development of the concept of adaptive distributed production systems (ADMS) [13] . Within CPPS [12] the elementary work systems (EWS) [14] are defined as building blocks. In this paper, the EWS is restructured in the spirit of the CPS. The main question here is how the elements of the new structured EWS and their relatioships are defined and how the new structured EWS participates cooperatively in network systems. The proposed concept shows developed communication interfaces and communication between the production process participants in the cyber system of CPPS to the management and control of manufacturing systems in the real time. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. In Section 2 a brief literature review of enabling concepts and technologies is presented. Section 3 introduces the models of the elementary socio-cyber-physical work system (ESCPWS). Section 4 describes the cyber system infrastructure for implementation of ESCPWS. In Section 5, the potential implementation of the ESCPWS in the industrial environment is presented. Section 6 summarizes the work carried out and makes suggestions for future research. LITERATURE REVIEW In the next, a brief overview of literature related to enabling technologies and underlying concepts for CPPS is presented. Enabling Technologies Manufacturing has always been on the front end of technological advancements while generating wealth. And there has always been an open question of how to generate it faster and cheaper. Therefore, the potential of new information and communication concepts and technologies, such as internet of things, internet of services, cloud computing, smart environments, social media, agent technology. Last but not least, cyber-physical systems have been recognized and there are several ongoing research projects, which try to facilitate the implementation and integration of new technologies with the objective to develop more adaptable and responsive production systems.
doi:10.17559/tv-20170803142215 fatcat:hmka36vz3radzlk6yltxcgaz7e