A Vertical and Cyber–Physical Integration of Cognitive Robots in Manufacturing

Volker Krüger, Arnaud Chazoule, Matthew Crosby, Antoine Lasnier, Mikkel Rath Pedersen, Francesco Rovida, Lazaros Nalpantidis, Ronald Petrick, Cesar Toscano, Germano Veiga

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Abstract

Cognitive robots, able to adapt their actions based on sensory information and the management of uncertainty, have begun to find their way into manufacturing settings. However, the full potential of these robots has not been fully exploited, largely due to the lack of vertical integration with existing IT infrastructures, such as the manufacturing execution system (MES), as part of a large-scale cyber–physical entity. This paper reports on considerations and findings from the research project STAMINA that is developing such a cognitive cyber–physical system and applying it to a concrete and well-known use case from the automotive industry. Our approach allows manufacturing tasks to be performed without human intervention, even if the available description of the environment—the world model—suffers from large uncertainties. Thus, the robot becomes an integral part of the MES, resulting in a highly flexible overall system.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of the IEEE
Volume104
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1114-1127
ISSN0018-9219
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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