@inproceedings{DietzSipplSchmidtVollus2019, author = {Dietz, Michael and Sippl, Johannes and Schmidt-Vollus, Ronald}, title = {Concept for an interoperable behavior library for virtual commissioning using PLCopenXML}, series = {2019 24th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)}, booktitle = {2019 24th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-72810-302-0}, doi = {10.1109/ETFA.2019.8869070}, pages = {1433 -- 1436}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A shorter product life cycle and therefore, reduced project duration is the major success factor for machinery and plant engineering today. One use case for Virtual Commission- ing (VC) is the early software test without an existing plant. The primary effort of VC lies in the manual creation of the plant model. There are various simulation tools with different advantages available. Selecting one tool has consequences for the whole engineering process. The exchange of models across different tools is not possible or discouraged by the respective vendors due to various reasons. This paper describes a concept to exchange behavior models via the table-based import interfaces for an automated model generation within common simulation tools. The concept utilizes an approach to exchange the behavior of components using the vendor-neutral and standardized pro- gramming language PLCopenXML containing all IEC 61131-3 programming languages. This removes the main obstacle for a broader industrial application of VC, as it minimizes the manual effort for creating and exchanging behavior models through the use of standardized library elements and existing interfaces.}, language = {en} } @article{KoferBergnerDeuerleinetal.2021, author = {Kofer, Daniel and Bergner, Christian and Deuerlein, Christian and Schmidt-Vollus, Ronald and Heß, Peter}, title = {Human-robot-collaboration: Innovative processes, from research to series standard}, series = {Procedia CIRP}, volume = {97}, journal = {Procedia CIRP}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, issn = {2212-8271}, doi = {10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.185}, pages = {98 -- 103}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Sensitive robots are an innovative technology of tomorrow ´s production. The Human-Robot-Collaboration (HRC) with its variable combination of unique skills represents a future-oriented form of work. Yet, there is a lack of experience in process realization, safety requirements are often not given and economic efficiency is still missing. There are a lot of innovative process solutions in research but industrial conditions are less considered. In this work, the approaches for the realization of standardizable HRCs for assembly operations in the automotive sector will be outlined. The aim is to present simple ways from the idea to series production by considering permitted limits. Based on an industrial application, innovative collaborations are realized with only few hardware and software components. In this context, standard compliant safety is ensured through internal system features and adjusted component designs. Additionally, an approach for HRC safety through real-time monitoring of the endeffector area is presented. As an outlook there is a guideline for HRC realization.}, language = {en} } @incollection{DietzWerodinSchmidtVollus2023, author = {Dietz, Michael and Werodin, Matthias and Schmidt-Vollus, Ronald}, title = {Semi-automatic Kinematization of 3D CAD Data Using a GRAFCET-Based Modeling Language}, series = {Intelligent Sustainable Systems}, booktitle = {Intelligent Sustainable Systems}, publisher = {Springer Nature Singapore}, address = {Singapore}, isbn = {9789811976629}, issn = {2367-3370}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-19-7663-6_40}, pages = {429 -- 438}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The concept of the digital twin (DT), which accompanies a plant or machine throughout its entire life cycle, has further reinforced the role of Virtual Commissioning (VC). Of decisive importance for the economically and technically sensible use of the DT is its creation as early as possible in the life cycle. In the field of mechanical engineering, therefore, the first digital artifacts of the DT should ideally already be created in parallel with the mechanical design phase. The first step is the kinematization of the CAD model. This paper presents a new method for the semi-automated kinematization of 3D CAD models. The method uses a verbal description of the motion sequence desired by the designer, based on DIN EN 60848 (GRAFCET) [2] and using elements from VDI Guideline 2860 (handling functions) [8]. The presented method is easy to use and self-describing to a large extent. It enables designers to define in their own domain, in parallel to their mechanical designs, the desired motion sequence of the machine they have designed in machine-readable form. The actual kinematization of the CAD model is performed automatically. At the end, the kinematized design is available in COLLADA format and can be imported via the import interfaces of common simulation tools and can therefore be used for the DT.}, language = {en} }