@inproceedings{MinhasJuzekBerger, author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Juzek, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Ontology based Intelligent Assistant System to support Manufacturing activities in a Distributed Manufacturing Environment}, series = {45th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2012, Athens, Greece, 16 - 18 May 2012}, booktitle = {45th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2012, Athens, Greece, 16 - 18 May 2012}, publisher = {Curran}, address = {Red Hook, NY}, isbn = {978-1-62748-512-8}, pages = {215 -- 220}, abstract = {The automotive industry is experiencing several limitations due to high mass customization on product side and the consequent evolution of newer ones as well as the expansion of existing production setups. There exist various complexities in planning and control of istributed production setups. This paper addresses issues related to planning using knowledge management approaches in the decentralized manufacturing domain with two distinct cases. The first case relates to the higher level planning methodology to automate experts' knowledge in production ramp-up whereas the second case relates to optimization of production processes using knowledgebase as an intelligent assistance system for optimization.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MinhasJuzekBergeretal., author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Juzek, Christian and Berger, Ulrich and Lehmann, Christian}, title = {Development of Intelligent Decision Support System Based on Unified Concept for Distributed Manufacturing Planning}, series = {7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control}, booktitle = {7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control}, editor = {Bakhtadze, Natalia and Chernyshov, Kirill and Dolgui, Alexandre and Lototsky, Vladimir}, doi = {10.3182/20130619-3-RU-3018.00351}, pages = {454 -- 459}, abstract = {The optimization processes in production planning often encounter problems due to unavailability of skilled workers in the concerned production departments since the decisions made in uncertain situations rely mainly on the knowledge possessed by the relevant planners. This paper further presents and elaborates the unified web-based knowledge based decision support system concept to automate and reuse implicit knowledge generated during interaction with the dedicated software tools as well as during interaction with real hardware setups in an industrial environment. The unified concept has been devised considering two pilot cases i.e. decision making on eco-efficient decentralized production schemes for manufacturing customized products and decision support for solving problems in ramp-up management process. This paper further discusses the development issues concerning web-based knowledge based decision support system to demonstrate the unified concept. The software modules from both pilot cases are validated considering two pilot cases.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MinhasBerger, author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Development of Intelligent Assistance System to Support Eco-efficient Planning}, series = {KEOD 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development, Barcelona, Spain, 4 - 7 October, 2012}, booktitle = {KEOD 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development, Barcelona, Spain, 4 - 7 October, 2012}, editor = {Filipe, Joaquim and Dietz, Jan L. G.}, isbn = {978-989-8565-30-3}, pages = {331 -- 334}, abstract = {The automotive industry is facing challenges due to high mass customization and consequent decentralization of manufacturing systems. Currently, the evaluation and optimization of eco-efficiency of production processes is complicated due to time consuming LCA simulations and inexperience of production planners to make respective decisions. This paper addresses this issue by developing ontology based intelligent assistance system to support planner in environmental assessment of manufacturing of customized production in decentralized manufacturing networks as well as decision making in production planning.}, language = {en} } @incollection{MinhasKretzschmannVargasetal., author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Kretzschmann, Ralf and Vargas, Veronica and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {An approach for the real time intelligent production control to fulfill mass customization requirements}, series = {Mass Customization Services}, booktitle = {Mass Customization Services}, editor = {Edwards, Kasper and Blecker, Thorsten and Salvador, Fabrizio and Hvam, Lars and Friedrich, Gerhard}, publisher = {Vesterkopi Copenhagen Denmark}, address = {Copenhagen, Denmark}, isbn = {978-87-90-855-12-3}, pages = {86 -- 101}, abstract = {The automotive industry is distinguished by regionalization and mass customization of products. As a consequence, the diversity of products will increase and the lot sizes will decrease. Thus more product types have to be handled along the process chain and common production paradigms will fail. Hence, Rapid Manufacturing (RM) will be used for manufacturing small individual lot sizes. Nevertheless, new solution for joining and assembling these components are needed. The state of the art production control solutions exhibit several disadvantages while responding mass customization. A comprehensive and real time intelligent production control and monitoring system can overcome these limitations which will be the totality of intelligent production control and will be based on intelligent soft computing algorithms and smart intelligent peripheral devices. The concept is based on three interlinked main modules: a technology data catalogue (TDC) to access, share, process and structure relevant engineering data, an automated scheduling processor (ASP) based on graph theory to get an optimized and adaptable work plan using feature technology and a central programmable automation controller (PAC) for real-time sensor/actor communication. The processes will be controlled through PAC and influenced by humans through scalable human machine interfaces. The PAC and its supported software's widespread functionality for real time applications and compatibility and flexibility with the conventional programming languages will enable in developing customized palette of functions and tools for scalable level of control solutions. It will have a widespread accessibility as it will influence the execution of robot programs after pre-processing the data coming from various peripheral devices and calculating new robot paths by segmentation of detected curves and paths corresponding to the process planning information via one interface. The human machine communication will be based on the ontological approach as a natural language interaction system for filtering and translating into machine command. The entire concept will be demonstrated in a laboratory set-up with distinct machining, assembly and joining processes and will be experimentally validated in European research and development projects.}, language = {en} } @misc{MinhasJuzekBerger, author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Juzek, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Ontology Based Intelligent Assistance System to Support Manufacturing Activities in a Distributed Manufacturing Environment}, series = {Procedia CIRP}, volume = {1}, journal = {Procedia CIRP}, number = {3}, editor = {Chryssolouris, George and Mourtzis, Dimitris}, issn = {2212-8271}, doi = {10.1016/j.procir.2012.07.038}, pages = {215 -- 220}, abstract = {The automotive industry is experiencing several limitations due to high mass customization on product side and the consequent evolution of newer ones as well as the expansion of existing production setups. There exist various complexities in planning and control of distributed production setups. This paper addresses issues related to planning using knowledge management approaches in the decentralized manufacturing domain with two distinct cases. The first case relates to the higher level planning methodology to automate experts' knowledge in production ramp-up whereas the second case relates to optimization of production processes using knowledgebase as an intelligent assistance system for optimization.}, language = {en} } @misc{MinhasJuzekBerger, author = {Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque and Juzek, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Elicitation of Requirements for a Knowledge Management Concept in Decentralized Production Planning}, series = {Special Journal Issue of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, volume = {2012}, journal = {Special Journal Issue of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, number = {81}, issn = {2010-3778}, pages = {617 -- 626}, abstract = {The planning in manufacturing system is becoming complicated day by day due to the expanding networks and shortage of skilled people to manage change. Consequently, faster lead time and rising demands for eco-efficient evaluation of manufacturing products and processes need exploitation of new and intelligent knowledge management concepts for manufacturing planning. This paper highlights motivation for incorporation of new features in the manufacturing planning system. Furthermore, it elaborates requirements for the development of intelligent knowledge management concept to support planning related decisions. Afterwards, the derived concept is presented in this paper considering two case studies. The first case study is concerned with the automotive ramp-up planning. The second case study specifies requirements for knowledge management system to support decisions in eco-efficient evaluation of manufacturing products and processes.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LehmannOlofssonNilssonetal., author = {Lehmann, Christian and Olofsson, Bj{\"o}rn and Nilsson, Klas and Halbauer, Marcel and Haage, Mathias and Robertsson, Anders and S{\"o}rnmo, Olof and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Robot Joint Modeling and Parameter Identification Using the Clamping Method}, series = {Proceedings of 7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM)}, booktitle = {Proceedings of 7th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM)}, isbn = {978-3-902823-35-9}, pages = {813 -- 818}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HalbauerLehmannStaedteretal., author = {Halbauer, Marcel and Lehmann, Christian and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Berger, Ulrich and Leali, Francesco}, title = {Milling strategies optimized for industrial robots to machine hard materials}, series = {2013 IEEE 18th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA 2013), Cagliari, Italy, 10 - 13 September 2013, vol. 1}, booktitle = {2013 IEEE 18th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA 2013), Cagliari, Italy, 10 - 13 September 2013, vol. 1}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, pages = {375 -- 378}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LehmannStaedterBergeretal., author = {Lehmann, Christian and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Berger, Ulrich and Keller, Sebastian and Gnorski, Harry}, title = {Semi-automated Handling of Manhole Covers for Tank Wagon Processing Using Industrial Robots}, series = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (IROS 2013), Tokyo, Japan, 3 - 7 November 2013}, booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (IROS 2013), Tokyo, Japan, 3 - 7 November 2013}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LeprattiBergerCreutznacheretal., author = {Lepratti, Raffaello and Berger, Ulrich and Creutznacher, Thomas and Minhas, Sarfraz Ul-Haque}, title = {Dynamic cycle times for adaptive manufacturing control in automotive flow shops}, series = {XXIV International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), October 30 - November 01, 2013, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina}, booktitle = {XXIV International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), October 30 - November 01, 2013, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-0431-0}, pages = {5}, language = {en} } @misc{BergerHalbauerLehmannetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Halbauer, Marcel and Lehmann, Christian and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp}, title = {Pr{\"a}zisionsfr{\"a}sen mit Industrierobotern - Strategien zur Reduzierung und Kompensation von durch Prozesskr{\"a}ften verursachte Genauigkeits-, Positionier- und Fertigungstoleranzabweichungen}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb - ZWF}, volume = {107}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb - ZWF}, number = {7-8}, issn = {0947-0085}, pages = {533 -- 536}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BergerCreutznacherLeprattietal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Creutznacher, Thomas and Lepratti, Raffaello and Lamparter, Steffen}, title = {Optimierung von Fertigungsprozessen der Automobilindustrie durch PLM-MES-Kopplung mittels Balanced Performance Indikator}, series = {Tagungsband: Vernetzte Automation in funkbasierten und kabelgebundenen Netzen}, booktitle = {Tagungsband: Vernetzte Automation in funkbasierten und kabelgebundenen Netzen}, publisher = {Books on Demand}, address = {Norderstedt}, isbn = {978-3-7322-3553-7}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{HalbauerLehmannStaedteretal., author = {Halbauer, Marcel and Lehmann, Christian and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Servicerobotik zum Handhaben biegeschlaffer Teile mittels Tiefenbildsensor}, series = {Automation 2013, 14. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 25. und 26. Juni 2013}, booktitle = {Automation 2013, 14. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 25. und 26. Juni 2013}, publisher = {VDI Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092209-6}, pages = {113 -- 116}, language = {de} } @misc{StaedterLehmannHalbaueretal., author = {St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Lehmann, Christian and Halbauer, Marcel and Berger, Ulrich and Gnorski, Harry and Schulze, T.}, title = {Automatisierte robotergest{\"u}tzte Gefahrgutverladung im explosionsgesch{\"u}tzten Outdoorbereich}, series = {Technische Sicherheit}, journal = {Technische Sicherheit}, issn = {2191-0073}, pages = {40 -- 46}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{CreutznacherBergerLeprattietal., author = {Creutznacher, Thomas and Berger, Ulrich and Lepratti, Raffaello and Lamparter, Steffen}, title = {Situationsadaptive Fertigung: Steigerung der Flexibilit{\"a}t automatisierter Fertigungsprozesse in der Automobilindustrie}, series = {Automation 2014, 15. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 01. und 02. Juli 2014}, booktitle = {Automation 2014, 15. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 01. und 02. Juli 2014}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092231-7}, pages = {339 -- 354}, language = {de} } @misc{BergerCreutznacherLeprattietal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Creutznacher, Thomas and Lepratti, Raffaello and Lamparter, Steffen}, title = {Flexible Produktionssysteme in der Praxis}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management}, number = {6}, issn = {2364-9208}, language = {de} } @misc{CreutznacherBergerLeprattietal., author = {Creutznacher, Thomas and Berger, Ulrich and Lepratti, Raffaello and Lamparter, Steffen}, title = {The transformable factory: adapting automotive production capacities}, series = {Procedia CIRP}, volume = {41}, journal = {Procedia CIRP}, issn = {2212-8271}, doi = {10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.138}, pages = {171 -- 176}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NoureldinLappusBerger, author = {Noureldin, Amer Abdelfattah Ali and Lappus, Gerhard and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Applications of Neural Network and Fuzzy Technologies to Process Control}, series = {Proceedings of 7th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Assiut - Luxor, Egypt March 4-6, 2003}, booktitle = {Proceedings of 7th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Assiut - Luxor, Egypt March 4-6, 2003}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Assiut}, isbn = {977-246-048-3}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Wireless communication in rough industrial environments}, series = {Wireless Congress 2012, systems \& applications, 14 - 15 November 2012, Munich, Germany}, booktitle = {Wireless Congress 2012, systems \& applications, 14 - 15 November 2012, Munich, Germany}, publisher = {WEKA-Fachmedien}, address = {Haar}, isbn = {978-3-645-50110-1}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Technical conditions for the use of autonomous systems: A general approach for holistic engineering}, series = {2013 IEEE 18th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA), 10-13 September 2013, Cagliari, Italy}, booktitle = {2013 IEEE 18th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA), 10-13 September 2013, Cagliari, Italy}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-0862-2}, pages = {9}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Engineering von verteilten Anlagen am Beispiel einer Containerbr{\"u}cke}, series = {Automation 2013, 14. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 25.und 26. Juni, 2013}, booktitle = {Automation 2013, 14. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 25.und 26. Juni, 2013}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092209-6}, pages = {317 -- 320}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Kommunikationsstrukturen in Hafenanlagen am Beispiel eines Terminals}, series = {Tagungsband Vernetzte Automation, Berlin, Germany, 19. Februar 2013}, booktitle = {Tagungsband Vernetzte Automation, Berlin, Germany, 19. Februar 2013}, publisher = {Books on Demand}, address = {Norderstedt}, isbn = {978-3-7322-3553-7}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Moderne generationen{\"u}bergreifende Engineeringmethoden in vernetzten Automatisierungssystemen}, series = {Tagungsband Vernetzte Automation, Berlin, Germany, 19. Februar 2013}, booktitle = {Tagungsband Vernetzte Automation, Berlin, Germany, 19. Februar 2013}, publisher = {Books on Demand}, address = {Norderstedt}, isbn = {978-3-7322-3553-7}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{ZipterZuernBerger, author = {Zipter, Volker and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Entwicklung einer Bewertungsmethode f{\"u}r die Integration von "Robot Farming" Konzepten in Montageprozesse}, series = {Automation 2011, Kongress Baden-Baden, 28. und 29. Juni 2011}, booktitle = {Automation 2011, Kongress Baden-Baden, 28. und 29. Juni 2011}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092143-3}, pages = {235 -- 240}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{RossdeutscherZuernBerger, author = {Rossdeutscher, Mario and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Virtual Robot Program Development for Assembly Processes using Rigid-Body Simulation}, series = {14th International IEEE Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 14 - 16th April 2010, Shanghai, China}, booktitle = {14th International IEEE Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 14 - 16th April 2010, Shanghai, China}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4244-6763-1}, pages = {417 -- 422}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ReichenbachBerger, author = {Reichenbach, Matthias and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Umgebung einer Planungsumgebung f{\"u}r Montageaufgaben, dargestellt am Beispiel der Hinterachsgetriebemontage mit dem Leichtbauroboter}, series = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, EKA 2010, 11. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 25. bis 27. Mai 2010 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen}, booktitle = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, EKA 2010, 11. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 25. bis 27. Mai 2010 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen}, publisher = {ifak, Institut f{\"u}r Automation und Kommunikation e.V}, address = {Magdeburg}, isbn = {978-3-940961-41-9}, pages = {109 -- 114}, language = {de} } @misc{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Das Zeitverhalten verteilter Anlagen}, series = {atp edition - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis}, volume = {54}, journal = {atp edition - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis}, number = {10}, issn = {2190-4111}, pages = {36 -- 43}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BergerLeAndulkaretal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Le, Duc Tho and Andulkar, Mayur and Ampatzopoulos, Alexandros and Zou, Wenchao}, title = {Integration of a PID Control System for a Mobile System for Manufacturing Task on Continuous Conveyor}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {49}, booktitle = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {12}, issn = {2405-8963}, pages = {162 -- 167}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BergerLeZou, author = {Berger, Ulrich and Le, Duc Tho and Zou, Wenchao}, title = {Implementierung der Synchronisation einer mobilen Plattform an einer kontinuierlichen Fließfertigung f{\"u}r Montageaufgaben}, series = {Automation 2016, Baden-Baden, 07-08 Juni 2016}, booktitle = {Automation 2016, Baden-Baden, 07-08 Juni 2016}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092284-0}, pages = {210 -- 218}, language = {de} } @misc{JuzekBerger, author = {Juzek, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Nutzung von Erfahrungswissen im Fahrzeuganlaufmanagement. Bewertung und Auswahl geeigneter Methoden}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb}, volume = {108}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb}, number = {6}, issn = {0947-0085}, pages = {399 -- 404}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchaeferSchoettkeKaempfeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas and Kulasekara, Shalika and Berger, Ulrich and Dayarathna, H. A. N. D.}, title = {Strategies for Energy-oriented Process-Control: Requirements on Use Case of Container Handling.}, series = {Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Information and Automatisation for Substainability (ICIAfS 2014), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-24.12.2014}, booktitle = {Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Information and Automatisation for Substainability (ICIAfS 2014), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-24.12.2014}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-4598-6}, pages = {1 -- 6}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaeferSchoettkeBergeretal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and Berger, Ulrich and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Eingliederung von Assistenzsystemen auf Containerbr{\"u}cken}, series = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, 13. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 14. bis 15. Mai 2014 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen, EKA 2014}, booktitle = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, 13. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 14. bis 15. Mai 2014 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen, EKA 2014}, editor = {Jumar, Ulrich and Diedrich, Christian}, publisher = {Institut f{\"u}r Automatisierung und Kommunikation e.V.}, address = {Magdeburg}, isbn = {978-3-944722-03-0}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerKaempfeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk}, title = {Gestaltung von Serviceschnittstellen zur energieorientierten Prozessbewertung/-f{\"u}hrung einer Containerbr{\"u}cke}, series = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, 13. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 14. bis 15. Mai 2014 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen, EKA 2014}, booktitle = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, 13. Fachtagung mit Tutorium, 14. bis 15. Mai 2014 in Magdeburg, Denkfabrik im Wissenschaftshafen, EKA 2014}, editor = {Jumar, Ulrich and Diedrich, Christian}, publisher = {Institut f{\"u}r Automatisierung und Kommunikation e.V.}, address = {Magdeburg}, isbn = {978-3-944722-03-0}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Gestaltung von Serviceschnittstellen zur energieorientierten Prozessbewertung/-f{\"u}hrung einer Containerbr{\"u}cke}, series = {Automation 2014, 15. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 01. und 02. Juli 2014}, booktitle = {Automation 2014, 15. Branchentreff der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik, Kongresshaus Baden-Baden, 01. und 02. Juli 2014}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092231-7}, pages = {1209 -- 1222}, language = {de} } @misc{SchaeferBergerSchoettkeetal., author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas}, title = {Energieorientierte Prozessf{\"u}hrung}, series = {atp edition - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis}, volume = {54}, journal = {atp edition - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis}, number = {10}, issn = {2190-4111}, pages = {24 -- 31}, language = {de} } @book{BergerKlabuhnElfertetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Klabuhn, Janny and Elfert, Thomas and Schuster, Helmut}, title = {{\"U}bergang von Bachelor-Absolventen in den Beruf}, edition = {1. Auflage}, publisher = {Shaker Verlag}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-8440-2712-9}, pages = {109}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{LehmannBergerZouetal., author = {Lehmann, Christian and Berger, Ulrich and Zou, Wenchao and Le, Duc Tho}, title = {Synchronisation von mobilen Robotern zu einer kontinuierlichen Fließfertigung f{\"u}r Montageaufgaben}, series = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, booktitle = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092258-4}, pages = {465 -- 475}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{LehmannBergerStaedteretal., author = {Lehmann, Christian and Berger, Ulrich and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Mariani, G. and Armento, A. and Cigarini, M.}, title = {Inline-Qualit{\"a}tspr{\"u}fung f{\"u}r Montageprozesse mittels impedanzgeregeltem Leichtbauroboter}, series = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, booktitle = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092258-4}, pages = {1035 -- 1044}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{LehmannBerger, author = {Lehmann, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Fehlertolerantes Programmier- und Bedienkonzept f{\"u}r wandlungsf{\"a}hige Industrieroboterzellen}, series = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, booktitle = {Automation 2015, Baden-Baden, 11-12 Juni 2015}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092258-4}, pages = {423 -- 434}, language = {de} } @incollection{LehmannBergerStaedter, author = {Lehmann, Christian and Berger, Ulrich and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp}, title = {Anwendungsbeispiele zur Integration heterogener Steuerungssysteme bei robotergest{\"u}tzten Industrieanlagen}, series = {Handbuch Industrie 4.0 : Produktion, Automatisierung und Logistik}, booktitle = {Handbuch Industrie 4.0 : Produktion, Automatisierung und Logistik}, editor = {Vogel-Heuser, Birgit and Bauernhansl, Thomas and Hompel, Michael}, publisher = {Springer Fachmedien}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-662-45537-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-45537-1_49-1}, pages = {1 -- 14}, language = {de} } @misc{VogelHeuserBergerSchuetzetal., author = {Vogel-Heuser, Birgit and Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"u}tz, Daniel and Sch{\"o}ler, Thorsten and Jeschke, Sabina and Ewert, Daniel and Niggemann, Oliver and Windmann, Stefan and Lehmann, Christian}, title = {Agentenbasierte Cyber-Physische Produktionssysteme: Anwendungen f{\"u}r die Industrie 4.0}, series = {atp-edition}, volume = {57}, journal = {atp-edition}, number = {9}, issn = {0178-2320}, pages = {36 -- 45}, language = {de} } @incollection{BergerWaechterAmpatzopoulosetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and W{\"a}chter, Kornelius and Ampatzopoulos, Alexandros and Klabuhn, Janny}, title = {Integration of a Knowledge Database and Machine Vision Within a Robot-Based CPS}, series = {Industrial Internet of Things}, booktitle = {Industrial Internet of Things}, editor = {Jeschke, Sabina and Brecher, Christian and Song, Houbing and Rawat, Danda B.}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham, Switzerland}, isbn = {978-3-319-42559-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-42559-7}, pages = {231 -- 260}, language = {en} } @incollection{BergerJuergenAmpatzopoulosetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and J{\"u}rgen, Selka and Ampatzopoulos, Alexandros and Klabuhn, Janny}, title = {Manufacturing Cyber-Physical Systems (Industrial Internet of Things)}, series = {Industrial Internet of Things}, booktitle = {Industrial Internet of Things}, editor = {Jeschke, Sabina and Brecher, Christian and Song, Houbing and Rawat, Danda B.}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham, Switzerland}, isbn = {978-3-319-42559-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-42559-7}, pages = {423 -- 445}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BergerLeZouetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Le, Duc Tho and Zou, Wenchao and Andulkar, Mayur}, title = {Towards a Mobile Robotic Assembly System Using a Compliant Robot}, series = {Tagungsband des 2. Kongresses Montage Handhabung Industrieroboter, 2018}, booktitle = {Tagungsband des 2. Kongresses Montage Handhabung Industrieroboter, 2018}, editor = {Sch{\"u}ppstuhl, Thorsten and Franke, J{\"o}rg and Tracht, Kirsten}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-662-54440-2}, pages = {145 -- 154}, abstract = {In this paper the use of a mobile lightweight robot is evaluated to perform an assembly task while simultaneously moving. The motion of the mobile platform results into a variable end effector position in space. The paper assesses the existing method of placing a screw in an assembly where the location of placement is variable due to end effector movement. Experiments have been conducted to evaluate the task performance by monitoring the applied force on the end effector, the position data and the task time. The results show that with impedance configuration, a moveable compliant robot is a possible solution for use in assembly operation.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BergerBilousAndulkar, author = {Berger, Ulrich and Bilous, Vadym and Andulkar, Mayur}, title = {Anwendung von der Augmented Reality f{\"u}r die Mensch-Roboter Interaktion bei der Fehlerbeseitigung und bei der Maschinenbedienung}, series = {3D SENSATION - transdisziplin{\"a}re Perspektiven}, booktitle = {3D SENSATION - transdisziplin{\"a}re Perspektiven}, editor = {Bullinger, Angelika C.}, publisher = {aw\&I Wissenschaft und Praxis}, address = {Chemnitz}, isbn = {978-3-944192-07-9}, pages = {37 -- 38}, abstract = {Die in diesem Artikel beschriebene, praktische, Verwendung einer Augmented Reality Umgebung findet statt f{\"u}r die Fehlerbeseitigung und Fehlerkorrektur bei der Arbeit in einer Laboranlage, die verschiedene Fehler simuliert kann. Innerhalb der Anlage sind alle wesentlichen Komponenten mit Sensorik ausgestattet, so dass jederzeit Informationen {\"u}ber den Zustand des Systems in Echtzeit bereitliegen. Sobald sich einen Fehler innerhalb der Anlage befindet, kann das Steuerungssystem durch die vorliegenden Sensordaten dieses Problem identifizieren. Die verschiedenen Teile der Anlage sind mit Positions-Markern zur Identifizierung eines Anlagenbereiches ausger{\"u}stet. Wird die Anlage durch einen Fehler gestoppt ist, muss der Mitarbeiter die Anlage mit Hilfe des Kamerasystems eines mobilen Endger{\"a}tes (mit dem Tablet) erfassen. Die erfassten Daten aus diesem Scan werden mit Hilfe der Software verarbeitet. Durch die visuelle R{\"u}ckmeldung (z.B., auf dem Tablet) erh{\"a}lt der Anwender die Information {\"u}ber den aufgetretenen Fehler innerhalb der Anlage und zur Behebung des Zustandes. Auf Grundlager der erkannten Marker k{\"o}nnen positionsgenau Objekte eingeblendet werden die dem Anwender den Ort des Fehlers anzeigen und Hinweise zur Bedienerf{\"u}hrung zur Aufnahme des ordnungsgem{\"a}ßen Betriebs der Anlage geben. Der Anlagenf{\"u}hrer wird in die Lage versetzt, die Fehlerbeseitigung und Fehlerkorrektur schnell und erfolgreich zu realisieren. Ein Einsatz des Systems f{\"u}r Schulungsprozesse ist vorgesehen, da sich dies positiv auf die Verringerung von Stillstandszeiten auswirkt. So demonstriert das beschriebene, realisierte Verfahren wie die praktische Verwendung der AR zur Reduzierung des zeitlichen Aufwandes f{\"u}r die Fehlerbeseitigung und die Fehlerkorrektur der Maschinenumgebung bei der Mensch-Maschinen-Integration in Industrie 4.0 Umgebungen beitr{\"a}gt und den gesamten Integrationsprozess zwischen Mensch und Maschine vertiefet.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BergerLeZouetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Le, Duc Tho and Zou, Wenchao and Lehmann, Christian and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp}, title = {Development of a mobile robot system for assembly task on continuous conveyor}, series = {Proceedings, International Conference on Innovative Technologies, IN-TECH 2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 09. - 11.09.2015}, booktitle = {Proceedings, International Conference on Innovative Technologies, IN-TECH 2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 09. - 11.09.2015}, editor = {Car, Zlatan}, publisher = {Fac. of Engineering, Univ. of Rijeka}, address = {Rijeka}, pages = {331 -- 334}, abstract = {This paper presents a novel approach for automated smart factory based on the ideas of Internet of Things (IoT) and the usage of mobile technology of the german „Industry 4.0" [6]. IoT enables the achievement of greater value and service by exchanging data between different devices and the manufacturer. The data collected from all devices will be exchanged via wireless networks. Mobile technology can be used to cover non value-added processes [3] i.e. transportation in the manufacturing. By combining transportation tasks and value adding production steps, waste of production time, cost and effort can be reduced. This paper presents the first step toward this approach [7]: the mobile robot moves alongside the moving object and executes the manufacturing tasks during its transportation. For the demonstration of the developed solution a mobile platform and an optical measurement system was used. The synchronization between the mobile platform and the object will be experimentally tested. Consequently the results will demonstrate how the mobile robot is able to follow the moving object.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LeAndulkarZouetal., author = {Le, Duc Tho and Andulkar, Mayur and Zou, Wenchao and St{\"a}dter, Jost Philipp and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Self adaptive system for flexible robot assembly operation}, series = {Self adaptive system for flexible robot assembly operation, Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2016 IEEE 21st International Conference on, 2016}, booktitle = {Self adaptive system for flexible robot assembly operation, Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2016 IEEE 21st International Conference on, 2016}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-5090-1314-2}, doi = {10.1109/ETFA.2016.7733544}, pages = {5}, abstract = {In this paper a flexible robot system for assembly operations in a semi structured environment is proposed. The system uses a moveable robot equipped with an arbitrarily mounted 3D camera and a 2D camera on the robot gripper for accurate object detection. The system is developed based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) and uses the state of the art trajectory planner MoveIt for collision free robot motion planning. The object recognition for the system is performed using a combination of the two camera's and robot end effector and the deviation of objects in the robot workspace is found to be in the range of 2.2 mm along X and Y axes. Furthermore, an implementation procedure of the proposed system for assembly task is explained.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ZouLeBerger, author = {Zou, Wenchao and Le, Duc Tho and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Anwendung von Technologien der Erweiterten Realit{\"a}t bei der Entwicklung eines Robotersystems f{\"u}r Montageaufgaben}, series = {Automation 2017, Baden-Baden, 27-28 Juni 2017}, booktitle = {Automation 2017, Baden-Baden, 27-28 Juni 2017}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-18-092293-5}, pages = {137 -- 139}, abstract = {Die steigende Produktvielfalt und die Anforderung nach h{\"o}herer Flexibilit{\"a}t in der Produktion sowie nach Steigerung der Produktivit{\"a}t erfordern im industriellen Umfeld eine Erh{\"o}hung des Automatisierungsgrades. Vor diesem Hintergrund steigert sich der Robotereinsatz in der Industrie seit Jahren. Jedoch liegt der Automatisierungsgrad im Montagebereich immer noch auf einem niedrigen Niveau, weil entweder der hohe Zeitbedarf zur Entwicklung eines Robotersystems und/oder der hohe Aufwand zur Umsetzung ins Zielsystem hinderlich auf die Erh{\"o}hung des Automatisierungsgrads wirken. In diesem Paper wird eine neue Methode zur Entwicklung eines Robotersystems f{\"u}r Montageaufgabe vorgestellt. Diese Methode zielt auf Erstellung einer Montageaufgabe durch Anwendung der Erweiterten Realit{\"a}t (Augmented Reality, Abk{\"u}rzung AR). Eine virtuelle Montageaufgabe mit virtuellen Bauteilen wird h{\"a}ndisch ausgef{\"u}hrt, dadurch wird diese Montageaufgabe visualisiert dargestellt und automatisch im Zielsystem erstellt.}, language = {de} } @misc{ReichlingHodappBergeretal., author = {Reichling, Thorsten and Hodapp, Jan and Berger, Ulrich and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Reichenbach, Matthias}, title = {Smarte Produktionsassistenten f{\"u}r die wandlungsf{\"a}hige Produktion (smart manufacturing assistants for the versatile production)}, series = {atp edition}, volume = {59}, journal = {atp edition}, number = {5}, issn = {2364-3137}, pages = {44 -- 51}, abstract = {Die heutige Automobilindustrie ist durch zunehmende Individualisierungsw{\"u}nsche der Kunden sowie einer Verk{\"u}rzung der Konjunkturzyklen gekennzeichnet. F{\"u}r Fahrzeughersteller, wie der Daimler AG {\"a}ußert sich diese Marktsituation in einer hohen Variantenvielfalt und St{\"u}ckzahlschwankungen. Da die Auspr{\"a}gungen dieser Einfl{\"u}sse weitgehend unbekannt sind, muss das Produktionssystem darauf vorbereitet sein, bedarfsgerecht der Marktsituation angepasst zu werden. Diese Anpassungen m{\"u}ssen schnell, mit wenig Aufwand und geringen Kosten m{\"o}glich sein. Wandlungsf{\"a}hige Produktionssysteme geh{\"o}ren deshalb zu den strategischen Erfolgsgr{\"o}ßen f{\"u}r die Automobilindustrie. Innerhalb dieses Beitrags wird ein modularer, skalierbarer Produktionsbaukasten vorgestellt, der Bestandteil einer Planungs- und Entwicklungsumgebung wandlungsf{\"a}higer roduktionskonzepte ist. Die hierf{\"u}r genutzte grenzwerttheoretische Entwicklungsmethodik wird erl{\"a}utert und die Skalierungsm{\"o}glichkeiten des Produktionsbaukastens mit Hilfe neuer Produktionstechnologien betrachtet. Dabei zeichnet sich die Mensch-Roboter-Kooperation als wesentlicher Bestandteil wandlungsf{\"a}higer Produktionskonzepte ab. „Smarte Produktionsassistenten" sind intelligente und sichere Roboter-Applikationen, die sich als M{\"o}glichkeit hervortun die Mensch-Roboter-Kooperation als Schl{\"u}sseltechnologie in industriellen Anwendungen zu realisieren.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BergerSchaeferSchottkeetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Schottke, Dirk and Kampfe, Thomas and Tauber, Bernd and Kr{\"o}nke, Dietrich}, title = {Increasing the flexibility of manufacturing: A service-oriented approach in automation}, series = {21st International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 6-9 Sept. 2016, Berlin}, booktitle = {21st International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 6-9 Sept. 2016, Berlin}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-5090-1314-2}, doi = {10.1109/ETFA.2016.7733673}, pages = {4}, abstract = {In addition to the already required functionality, future production systems should consider the requirements of flexible and demand-oriented resource utilization. Those are not only related on fields of energy, but also material-efficient and time-efficient use of available means of production. Modular system architectures and modular solutions facilitate the planning and implementation of these requirements. Using service-oriented architectures in automation allow an approach for new or modified system components that can be integrated in the available plant environment without a high additional investment of project engineering. This aspect is interesting for companies with manageable machinery, which are able to react immediately and flexible to changes. Service-oriented solutions include among other things the identification, classification and synchronization of possible services. The paper will show general prerequisites for an implementation of a service-oriented architecture in a module-based test field.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BergerSchaeferSchoettkeetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas and Matura, Dominik}, title = {Collaborating Robots in a Museum Environment - Modular Systems for 3D Documentation}, series = {20th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA), 8-11 Sept. 2015 Luxembourg}, booktitle = {20th Conference on Emerging Technologies \& Factory Automation (ETFA), 8-11 Sept. 2015 Luxembourg}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4673-7929-8}, doi = {10.1109/ETFA.2015.7301610}, pages = {5}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BergerSchaeferSchoettkeetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas and Kr{\"o}nke, Dietrich}, title = {Fertigungsanlagen flexibel gestalten - Konzept einer plattform- und serviceorientierten L{\"o}sung}, series = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, EKA 2016, 24.-25.05.2016, 14. Fachtagung mit Tutorium}, booktitle = {Entwurf komplexer Automatisierungssysteme, EKA 2016, 24.-25.05.2016, 14. Fachtagung mit Tutorium}, publisher = {Institut f{\"u}r Automation und Kommunikation e.V.}, address = {Magdeburg}, isbn = {978-3-944722-35-1}, pages = {1 -- 12}, language = {de} } @misc{BergerSchaeferSchoettkeetal., author = {Berger, Ulrich and Sch{\"a}fer, Stephan and Sch{\"o}ttke, Dirk and K{\"a}mpfe, Thomas and Kr{\"o}nke, Dietrich and Tauber, Bernd}, title = {Flexible Erweiterung von Arbeitsr{\"a}umen}, series = {atp edition}, volume = {58}, journal = {atp edition}, number = {7-8}, issn = {2364-3137}, pages = {58 -- 67}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BergerVogelHeuserRegulin, author = {Berger, Ulrich and Vogel-Heuser, Birgit and Regulin, Daniel}, title = {Lessons learned - Schrittweise modellbasiert migrieren von Industrie 3.0 zu 4.0}, series = {2. VDI-Fachtagung Industrie 4.0, D{\"u}sseldorf 28./29. Januar 2015}, booktitle = {2. VDI-Fachtagung Industrie 4.0, D{\"u}sseldorf 28./29. Januar 2015}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AndulkarLeBerger, author = {Andulkar, Mayur and Le, Duc Tho and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {A multi-case study on Industry 4.0 for SME's in Brandenburg, Germany}, series = {Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2018}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2018}, isbn = {978-0-9981331-1-9}, pages = {4544 -- 4553}, abstract = {Industry 4.0 is still in its development phase and it promises to bring remarkable benefits to the manufacturing industry around the world when employing the Smart Factory application in large organizations and their supply chains. However, there is a risk of a miss-match when trying to introduce Industry 4.0 to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as the concept is mainly being developed around large manufacturing companies. The purpose of this research is to analyze the readiness level and feasibility of implementing Industry 4.0 technologies for SME's in the federal state of Brandenburg (Germany). The work is based on the survey of 20 SME's assessing their current problems emphasizing on automation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), CAD/CAM, factory layout planning and logistics. Five SME's from different domains out of the 20 surveyed are taken as case studies to evaluate the potential benefits, trade-offs and barriers from an implementation of these integrated technologies. The findings revealed that the companies are still coping with the issues relating to planning, logistics and automation. It was also found that all the concepts of i4.0 may not be necessary or even beneficial to an enterprise in the current scenario and new strategies need to be developed for its realization in SME's.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HodappAndulkarReichlingetal., author = {Hodapp, Jan and Andulkar, Mayur and Reichling, Thorsten and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Improvements in Robot Teaching for Handling Operations in Production Environments}, series = {International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2018, June 20-21, 2018 Messe M{\"u}nchen, Entrance East, Munich, Germany}, booktitle = {International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2018, June 20-21, 2018 Messe M{\"u}nchen, Entrance East, Munich, Germany}, publisher = {VDE Verlag}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-8007-4699-6}, pages = {408 -- 413}, abstract = {This work describes three technical improvements to the handling assistant, a collaborative robot for handling and commissioning, concerning the depth of information the robot can extract from the teaching process. The teaching process involves an unskilled worker setting up the robots movements and actions through hand guiding to instruct the robot to perform a given task. The possibilities of improvements in picking, placement and path demonstrated are identified and solutions for the same are presented. The task of picking of the part is improved through the use of null space motion of the robot and exploiting part symmetry. The task of placement of parts is improved through the use of data collected during the demonstration. Finally the path of the robot is optimized using regression with a cost function targeted minimizing the time required for path movement. The developed methods are implemented and validated on a test case using a handling assistant which has a KUKA iiwa robot and collaborative gripper.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AndulkarHodappReichlingetal., author = {Andulkar, Mayur and Hodapp, Jan and Reichling, Thorsten and Reichenbach, Matthias and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Training CNNs from Synthetic Data for Part Handling in Industrial Environments}, series = {IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Munich, Germany, August 20-24, 2018}, booktitle = {IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Munich, Germany, August 20-24, 2018}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-5386-3593-3}, doi = {10.1109/COASE.2018.8560470}, pages = {624 -- 629}, abstract = {As Convolutional Neural Network based models become reliable and efficient, two questions arise in relation to their applications for industrial purposes. The usefulness of these models in industrial environments and their implementation in these settings. This paper describes the autonomous generation of Region based CNN models trained on images from rendered CAD models and examines their applicability and performance for part handling application. The development of the automated synthetic data generation is detailed and two CNN models are trained with the aim to detect a car component and differentiate it against another similar looking part. The performance of these models is tested on real images and it was found that the proposed approach can be easily adopted for detecting a range of parts in arbitrary backgrounds. Moreover, the use of syntheic images for training CNNs automates the process of generating a detector.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchiemannHodappBerger, author = {Schiemann, Markus and Hodapp, Jan and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Collaboration-Gap: A bus-modular architecture for human-robot-collaboration systems in production environments}, series = {International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2018, June 20-21, 2018 Messe M{\"u}nchen, Entrance East, Munich, Germany}, booktitle = {International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2018, June 20-21, 2018 Messe M{\"u}nchen, Entrance East, Munich, Germany}, publisher = {VDE Verlag}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-8007-4699-6}, pages = {450 -- 454}, abstract = {Due to the extensive changes along with Industry 4.0 many established barriers drop. One of those barriers which increasingly disappears separates the workspace between human beings and robots and thus prevents a versatile collaborating environment. This change has led to the development of a wide field of research focusing on the prevention of human-robot impacts and/or the minimization of related risks. This paper is focused on safety regulations introduced as a consequence of those developments over the last ten years and particularly on an approach for demonstrating the unintended gap arising between human and robot due to those regulations. Modularity and integrability as two of the key characteristics in the concept of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), serve as the comparative parameters.}, language = {en} } @misc{GebauerBusseLehmannetal., author = {Gebauer, Marc and Busse, Martin and Lehmann, Marlon Antonin and Winkler, Herwig and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Lebenszyklusorientierte Betrachtung von technologiebasierten Gesch{\"a}ftsmodellinnovationen am Beispiel einer industriellen W{\"a}scherei}, series = {20. Forschungskolloquium am Fraunhofer IFF INDUSTRIE 4.0 - (R)EVOLUTION DER PRODUKTION}, journal = {20. Forschungskolloquium am Fraunhofer IFF INDUSTRIE 4.0 - (R)EVOLUTION DER PRODUKTION}, editor = {Schenk, Michael}, pages = {17 -- 26}, language = {de} } @misc{SchiemannBergerHodappetal., author = {Schiemann, Markus and Berger, Ulrich and Hodapp, Jan and Z{\"u}rn, Michael}, title = {Roboskin: Increased Robot Working Speed Within Human-Robot-Collaboration Safety Regulations}, series = {Conference Proceedings (IEEE Xplore)}, journal = {Conference Proceedings (IEEE Xplore)}, isbn = {978-1-7281-3325-6}, issn = {2251-2446}, doi = {10.1109/ICCAR.2019.8813448}, pages = {7}, language = {en} } @misc{SchiemannBergerZuernetal., author = {Schiemann, Markus and Berger, Ulrich and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Reichenbach, Matthias}, title = {Mensch-Roboter-Kollaboration im Spannungsfeld von Rekonfigurierbarkeit, Sicherheit und Effizienz}, series = {20. Leitkongress der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik ; AUTOMATION 2019}, journal = {20. Leitkongress der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik ; AUTOMATION 2019}, publisher = {VDI}, address = {Baden-Banden}, isbn = {978-3-18-092351-2}, pages = {5 -- 14}, language = {de} } @misc{SchiemannBerger, author = {Schiemann, Markus and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Mensch-Roboter-Kollaboration in einem vernetzten Produktionsumfeld, SmartSafety: Ein beschleunigter Inbetriebnahmeprozess}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb : ZWF}, volume = {114}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb : ZWF}, number = {6}, issn = {2511-0896}, doi = {10.3139/104.112108}, pages = {364 -- 366}, language = {de} } @misc{KilimisZouLehmannetal., author = {Kilimis, Panagiotis and Zou, Wenchao and Lehmann, Marlon Antonin and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {A Survey on Digitalization for SMEs in Brandenburg, Germany}, series = {9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control MIM 2019: Berlin, Germany, 28-30 August 2019}, volume = {52}, journal = {9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control MIM 2019: Berlin, Germany, 28-30 August 2019}, number = {13}, issn = {2405-8963}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.522}, pages = {2145}, abstract = {Digitalization is widely accepted as a principal technological strategy and is expected to vastly impact and transform industry, predominantly by a substantial improvement of the entire value chain. However, its implementation process remains slow, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as they tend to have misconceptions about the complexity and expense of digitalization. The purpose of this research is to analyze factors that affect Brandenburg-State, DEU SMEs in their decision making process for an effective implementation of digital technologies in their daily business routine. The results of this study are based on a survey that was conducted in cooperation with fifty SMEs, which currently face problems in the areas of enterprise resource planning (ERP), CAD/CAM, automation, logistics and production/factory planning. Ten of these SMEs have decided to invest in digitalization measures and started the implementation process. Three of them were chosen for the case study to evaluate potential benefits, trade-offs and barriers hampering the implementation of digitalization technologies. These three companies are considered representative items, since their needs and measures investigated were identical to most of the companies of this survey. It was found that the overwhelming majority of the companies regard ERP implementation as their highest priority when investing in the most cost-effective technology.}, language = {en} } @techreport{SchmittBorckHentscheletal., author = {Schmitt, Randolf and Borck, Christian and Hentschel, Christian and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Lightweight digital shadow concept for batch size one products and modular shopfloors}, doi = {10.26127/BTUOpen-5220}, pages = {4}, abstract = {The Digital Twin is seen as the step towards digitalization in many areas, including the area of manufacturing which is the focus of this paper. However, the frequently application-oriented development of concepts and initial implementations make it difficult to adapt them to other applications. Especially when production deviates from the usual highly automated processes and requires high flexibility, e.g. to allow batch size one. In such a case, the Digital Twin must support modular shopfloors with flexible areas in which different production times and various tools and machines are used. It should also be possible to react promptly to problems in production. Design errors that only become apparent during production must be reported directly. In order to deal with this problem, the paper presents a concept for an abstract representation of a Digital Shadow (DS). The DS combines the disciplines of production planning and control, product lifecycle and layout planning which creates new links and enables further application scenarios. Based on this Digital Shadow, different applications can be realized that provide user-related solutions. For this purpose, a tree structure is used that links information about the product and the production environment which in this case is variable.}, language = {en} } @misc{BorckSchmittBergeretal., author = {Borck, Christian and Schmitt, Randolf and Berger, Ulrich and Hentschel, Christian}, title = {Development of a IIoT Platform for Industrial Imaging Sensors}, series = {Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization \& Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021}, journal = {Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization \& Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021}, editor = {Andersen, Ann-Louise and Andersen, Rasmus and Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev and Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Maria and Nielsen, Kjeld and Napoleone, Alessia and Kjeldgaard, Stefan}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-90699-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_37}, pages = {330 -- 338}, abstract = {In the industry, connecting machines and tools - also known as the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) - is an essential part of the digital transformation of a company. The aim is to increase the efficiency and predictability of complex processes. In manual and semi-automatic processes, imaging sensors can help to monitor conditions, gives automated feedbacks to a central system, and e.g. provide current information for a digital twin. However, when imaging sensors are integrated into established IIoT platforms, they quickly reach their system limits due to the multidimensionality and high update and data rates. This paper presents a software platform that enables decoupled automated image processing through the abstraction and contextualization of the sensor technology and its data as well as a plugin architecture. Analogous to edge computing, partial processing can already be performed close to the sensor node to condensate data and reduce network loads and latencies. Thereby, all these approaches increase the longevity, flexibility and scalability of multi-sensor systems and associated processing algorithms. Based on the generic structure of the sensor network, the user is provided with an intuitive user interface that is based on IIoT platforms and enables the integration of their processing pipelines even for non-experts, despite the high complexity of the data.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BilousStaedterGebaueretal., author = {Bilous, Vadym and St{\"a}dter, Philipp and Gebauer, Marc and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Usage of Augmented Reality for Improved Human-Machine Interaction and Real-Time Error Correction of Laboratory Units}, series = {Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics 2021}, booktitle = {Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics 2021}, editor = {Sch{\"u}ppstuhl, Thorsten and Tracht, Kirsten and Raatz, Annika}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-74031-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-74032-0_22}, pages = {263 -- 274}, language = {en} } @misc{BergerLehmannPorsch, author = {Berger, Ulrich and Lehmann, Marlon Antonin and Porsch, Ronny}, title = {Selbstlernende Assistenzsysteme f{\"u}r Industrieroboter}, series = {Industrie 4.0 Management}, volume = {37}, journal = {Industrie 4.0 Management}, number = {6}, issn = {2364-9208}, pages = {23 -- 26}, abstract = {Intelligente Assistenzsysteme unterst{\"u}tzen die Mitarbeiter in der Produktion und erh{\"o}hen die Effizienz durch das Einblenden von situationsbasierten Aufgabeninformationen. Im Projekt Advanced Robot Assistance Solution (ARAS) im Rahmen des Kuka Innovation Awards 2021 wurde eine Assistenztechnologie entwickelt, um automatisiert Roboterprogramme f{\"u}r Montageabl{\"a}ufe zu generieren. Durch innovative Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen werden Montageschritte per maschinellem Lernen erkannt und in ausf{\"u}hrbare Programme f{\"u}r Industrieroboter {\"u}bersetzt. Dadurch k{\"o}nnen roboterbasierte Montageprozesse innerhalb von Minuten auf neue Produkte angepasst werden, ohne dass die Mitarbeiter {\"u}ber Kenntnisse des Programmierens oder der Robotik verf{\"u}gen m{\"u}ssen. Ein Mitarbeiter muss den Montageprozess nur einmal vormachen. Das ARAS-System erm{\"o}glicht die kosten- und zeiteffiziente Integration und Adaption von Industrierobotern in der Montage f{\"u}r große und mittelst{\"a}ndische Unternehmen.}, language = {de} } @misc{SchouColliBergeretal., author = {Schou, Casper and Colli, Michele and Berger, Ulrich and Heidemann Lassen, Astrid and Madsen, Ole and M{\o}ller, Charles and Vejrum W{\ae}hrens, Brian}, title = {Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory}, series = {Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems : Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization \& Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021}, journal = {Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems : Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization \& Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021}, editor = {Andersen, Ann-Louise and Andersen, Rasmus and Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev and Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Maria and Nielsen, Kjeld and Napoleone, Alessia and Kjeldgaard, Stefan}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-90699-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_40}, pages = {356 -- 363}, abstract = {The advent of the industrial digital transformation and the related technologies of the Industry 4.0 agenda has uncovered new concepts and terminology in the manufacturing domain. Clear definitions represent a solid foundation for supporting the manufacturing research community in addressing this field consistently. This paper addresses this need focusing on the "smart factory". Starting from a review of the extant literature and integrating it with the outcome of a Delphi study, we propose a new definition of a "smart factory" and discuss its key characteristics. These are related to interconnectivity capabilities and adaptability to the surrounding environment in order to generate and appropriate value. Eventually, such characteristics are exemplified in an empirical context. The aim of this paper is to provide the research community with an updated definition of a smart factory taking both industrial and societal values into account. Furthermore, it may represent a reference for practitioners engaged in the digital transformation of their factories.}, language = {en} } @misc{MadsenBergerCavalierietal., author = {Madsen, Ole and Berger, Ulrich and Cavalieri, Sergio and Kr{\"u}ger, Volker}, title = {Introduction to the Minitrack on Transforming Traditional Production Systems into Smart Production Systems}, series = {Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2020 : Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences}, journal = {Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2020 : Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences}, isbn = {978-0-9981331-3-3}, issn = {1530-1605}, doi = {10.24251/HICSS.2020.560}, pages = {4579 -- 4580}, abstract = {This minitrack will address scientific and technical research on how traditional production systems are transformed into next generation smart production systems. It comprises a mix of presentations from leading industries (automotive and aircraft) as well as from well-known research institutions (Fraunhofer society, Germany) and universities (Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, University of Bergamo, Aalborg University). The minitrack will foster discussions concerning the strategies companies are adopting for managing such transformation, the need for new competences for sustaining it, the implementation of new digital technologies and their impact on the existing production systems.}, language = {en} } @misc{ColliMadsenBergeretal., author = {Colli, Michele and Madsen, Ole and Berger, Ulrich and M{\o}ller, Charles and Vejrum W{\ae}hrens, Brian and Bockholt, Markus}, title = {Contextualizing the outcome of a maturity assessment for Industry 4.0}, series = {16th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing INCOM 2018 : Bergamo, Italy, 11-13 June 2018}, volume = {51}, journal = {16th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing INCOM 2018 : Bergamo, Italy, 11-13 June 2018}, number = {11}, issn = {1474-6670}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.343}, pages = {1347 -- 1352}, abstract = {The transformation of the manufacturing sector towards Industry 4.0 is setting the scene for a major industrial change. Currently, the need for assisting companies in this transformation is covered by a number of maturity models that assess their digital maturity and provide indications accordingly. However, in order to provide operational recommendations to diverse companies, there is a need for making the assessment company-specific. To cope with this challenge, this paper provides an illustration of a new digital maturity assessment approach - 360 Digital Maturity Assessment - which is based on the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SarivanBaumannDiezAlvarezetal., author = {Sarivan, Ioan-Matei and Baumann, Stefan Andreas and D{\´i}ez {\´A}lvarez, Daniel and Euteneuer, Felix and Reichenbach, Matthias and Berger, Ulrich and Madsen, Ole and B{\o}gh, Simon}, title = {Deep Learning-Enabled Real Time In-Site Quality Inspection Based On Gesture Classification}, series = {Advances in Automotive Production Technology - Theory and Application; Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2020)}, booktitle = {Advances in Automotive Production Technology - Theory and Application; Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2020)}, editor = {Weißgraeber, Philipp and Heieck, Frieder and Ackermann, Clemens}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-662-62961-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-62962-8_26}, pages = {221 -- 229}, abstract = {In this paper we present a novel method for performing in site real time quality inspection (QI) and consequently, digitalization of manual processes performed by human workers. It complements and improves our previous work in this area, which makes use of telemetry gathered from a smartwatch to classify manual actions as successful or unsuccessful. This new methodology provides the worker with a real time capable, robust and more accurate quality inspector. This work enhances the existing system through the elimination of input from the user by making use of a BIOX bracelet that detects gestures. The signal processing and classification methods are simplified and optimised by using assembled neural networks thus merging together the data gathered from multiple signal sources. Consequently, the overall QI system is improved with around 70\%, thus furthering the necessary development needed to have a system ready to be used on a production environment.}, language = {en} } @misc{ColliBergerBockholtetal., author = {Colli, Michele and Berger, Ulrich and Bockholt, Markus and Madsen, Ole and M{\o}ller, Charles and Vejrum W{\ae}hrens, Brian}, title = {A maturity assessment approach for conceiving context-specific roadmaps in the Industry 4.0 era}, series = {Annual Reviews in Control}, volume = {Vol. 48}, journal = {Annual Reviews in Control}, issn = {1367-5788}, doi = {10.1016/j.arcontrol.2019.06.001}, pages = {165 -- 177}, abstract = {The digital transformation of the production sector is setting the scene for a major industrial change. The need for supporting companies in this transformation is currently covered by several maturity models, generally operationalized through standardized questionnaires, which provide, as an outcome, an assessment of the current maturity stage and a set of general improvement recommendations according to it. However, to provide companies with a more tangible support, there is a need for more individual approach. In order to deal with this need, this paper proposes, following a design science research framework, a novel approach based on Problem-Based Learning for structuring the assessment procedure as a dialectic process. This approach aims at facilitating the contextualization of the assessed company and, consequently, the identification of context-specific improvement recommendations. The proposed approach, supported by a maturity model used for framing information collected during the assessment process, is tested in three industrial cases. Although these have been assessed at the same maturity stage, different improvement recommendations have been proposed according to contextual factors such as strategic goals, core processes and key performance indicators.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BorckSchmittBergeretal., author = {Borck, Christian and Schmitt, Randolf and Berger, Ulrich and Hentschel, Christian}, title = {IIoT and Smart Sensors in Human-Centered Manufacturing}, series = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs}, booktitle = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs}, publisher = {Springer Nature Switzerland AG}, address = {Schweiz}, isbn = {978-3-031-15427-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-15428-7_18}, pages = {213 -- 224}, abstract = {Borck et al. evaluate the challenges and opportunities of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and smart sensors in human-centered manufacturing. Particularly in small and medium-sized manufacturing with fewer machines and smart tools, it is significantly more difficult to automate processes and get the required information from the shop floor. Therefore, they give proven recommendations for the use of sensors based on a set of frequently occurring tasks in assembly, maintenance and logistics to achieve the support of smart data models in the context of Industry 4.0. "IIoT and smart sensors in human-centered manufacturing" concludes with concrete sample scenarios and describe the challenges and one solution using smart sensors and data models.}, language = {en} } @misc{WalterGuentherPrelletal., author = {Walter, Elias Fabian and G{\"u}nther, Norman and Prell, Bastian and Wilbers, Simon and Reiter, Philipp and Reiff-Stephan, J{\"o}rg and Berger, Ulrich}, title = {Optimierung visueller Benutzeroberfl{\"a}chen zur Stressreduzierung}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2023}, journal = {Tagungsband AALE 2023}, publisher = {Hochschule f{\"u}r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig}, address = {Luxemburg}, isbn = {978-3-910103-01-6}, doi = {10.33968/2023.13}, pages = {119 -- 129}, abstract = {Durch die Menschzentrierung in der Industrie 5.0 [1] sollten bestehende Ans{\"a}tze hinterfragt und gepr{\"u}ft werden [2]. Gerade der, durch die Digitalisierung hervorgerufene, Technostress sollte neben dem Fachkr{\"a}ftemangel einen zunehmenden Betrachtungsfaktor im Produktionsumfeld erhalten. Da trotz bisheriger Maßnahmen eine stetige Zunahme von Stress zu verzeichnen ist [3]. Auff{\"a}llig sind dabei die Arbeitsunf{\"a}higkeits-Fehltage, welche im letzten Jahr um weitere 6 \% bzw. um 18,2 Fehltagegestiegen sind. Womit durchschnittlich jede Erwerbsperson 3,17 Tage unter der Diagnose „psychische St{\"o}rung" krankgeschrieben wurde [4]. Um diesen Trend entgegenzuwirken, betrachtet der Beitrag die M{\"o}glichkeiten der Software-Ergonomie, womit die Gestaltung von HMIs (Mensch-Maschinen-Interfaces) den Menschen gezielter ber{\"u}cksichtigt um etwaige Belastungen zu reduzieren [5]. Im Rahmen der komplement{\"a}ren Industrie 4.0 und der einhergehenden Informationsflut, bestimmen immer komplexer werdende Schnittstellen und Bedienoberfl{\"a}chen einen Großteil des Arbeitsalltags. Diese erm{\"o}glichen den Anwenderinnen und Anwendern neben einem schnellen {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber Maschinendaten, Prozessabl{\"a}ufe und Handlungsempfehlungen die M{\"o}glichkeit zur einfachen Bedienung der technischen Anlagen. Der hier vorgestellte Ansatz betrachtet am Beispiel einer Bestandsanlage, wo sich Potenziale in der Stressreduzierung im Bereich der visuellen Benutzerschnittstellen befinden und welche Auswirkungen eine Ver{\"a}nderung der Leitf{\"u}hrung erm{\"o}glicht. Hierf{\"u}r wurde eine mehrphasige Studie durchgef{\"u}hrt dessen Ergebnisse im Bereich des Eye-Trackings sowie anhand von Vitalwerten im vorliegenden Beitrag diskutiert werden.}, language = {de} } @incollection{MollerMadsenBergeretal., author = {M{\o}ller, Charles and Madsen, Ole and Berger, Ulrich and Shou, Casper and Heidemann Lassen, Astrid and Vejrum W{\ae}hrens, Brian}, title = {The Smart Production Vision}, series = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs: A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs}, booktitle = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs: A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-15428-7}, pages = {13 -- 28}, abstract = {In this chapter, the Smart Production vision is discussed. The Smart Production approach is developed and described, and Smart Production is positioned in relation to Industry 4.0. Smart Production operationalize the journey towards Industry 4.0 and beyond. First, the need for a new approach to manufacturing is discussed, and from the perspectives of Industry 4.0, the Smart Production concept is derived. Then the framework is explored and finally, the approach is outlined. The Smart Production vision is an approach to make an integrated production system smarter by continuous digitizing, automating, and organizing towards supporting the company specific missions.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BergerMadsen, author = {Berger, Ulrich and Madsen, Ole}, title = {Introduction to Part 2 - Transformation of SMEs Toards Smart Production}, series = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs: A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs}, booktitle = {The Future of Smart Production for SMEs: A Methodological and Practical Approach Towards Digitalization in SMEs}, editor = {Madsen, Ole and Berger, Ulrich and M{\o}ller, Charles and Heidemann Lassen, Astrid and Vejrum W{\ae}hrens, Brian}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-15428-7}, pages = {69 -- 75}, abstract = {This chapter will introduce the second part of the book. This part contains a collection of chapters aimed at supporting the SMEs in the transformation toward the Smart Production vision. In this part, different approaches are presented, which can assist SMEs in the formulation of a smart production vision and in the identification and prioritization of relevant initiatives, guiding the outline of a project roadmap. Furthermore, the part will introduce different regional innovation platforms in Denmark and Germany which support the SME transformations. Finally, it will be discussed how subscription-based methods could be used by SMEs to cut upfront investments and reduce requirements for digital competencies.}, language = {en} }