Communication extension for cloud-based machine control of simulated robot processes
Felix Kretschmer, Sebastian Friedl, Armin Lechler, Alexander W. Verl · 2016
Flexibility and mutability are key features of Industry 4.0 solutions. Current machine controls are monolithic systems connected to local actors and sensors by a field bus. Cloud architectures can be used to develop scalable machine controls with generic interfaces and transmit data via computer networks. This paper presents a communication extension for machine controls to enable manufacturing within cloud-based architectures.