CHAIR OF

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

AND AUTOMATION

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Basic Engineering of flexilbe Production Systems utlizing MBSE

PhD Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Arndt Lüder

Emerging technologies in the industrial area and new automation possibilities promoted by so-called Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) lead to a constantly increasing complexity in nowadays manufacturing systems, summarized under the term of “Industry 4.0”. In further consequence, the rising number of dynamically interconnected elements in industrial production lines therefore result in a steady transformation from complicated systems towards complex Systems of Systems (SoS). Due to the upcoming challenges accompanied by this trend, conventional engineering methods reach their limits when engineering this kind of systems. However, with varying approaches only trying to find a solution for single aspects or targeting small-scaled areas of this problem statement, the need for a holistic methodology becomes more and more obvious. As Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) has proven to be a key enabler when it comes to combine the different interests of all stakeholders in such a critical infrastructure, the used concepts are considered to be a suitable method for approaching the aforementioned system complexity. Thus, the research question of this thesis is: “How can domain-specific particularities and model-based engineering concepts be consolidated to a comprehensive modeling approach enabling holistic and interdisciplinary engineering of current and future manufacturing systems by addressing all stakeholder concerns?”. In order to achieve this, first a wide-ranging state-of-the-art research including a summary of valuable domain-specific approaches on the one hand and current as well as contemporary methods used in MBSE on the other hand is conducted. Based on the results of this research, the development artifacts like processes or modeling methods are defined and cumulated to a complete framework addressing every single phase of the systems engineering lifecycle. Due to the unpredictability of future applications and the high rate of change in such an agile domain, the concepts of the Agile Design Science Research Methodology (ADSRM) are chosen for utilization in this dynamic scenario. The respective results are thereby assessed by an observational evaluation based on different kinds of real-world case studies. Based on the outcome of this study, the developed approach could lead the path for industrial manufacturing to find new automation potential, evaluate current system infrastructures or enable the possibility to international collaborations.

Cooperation

FH Salzburg

Publication

2022

• C. Binder, A. Cala, J. Vollmar C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Towards a Round-trip Engineering Approach utilizing AutomationML for developing complex Architectures of Flexible Production Systems,” in 27th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022.
• C. Neureiter and C. Binder, “A Domain-Specific, Model Based Systems Engineering Approach for Cyber-Physical Systems,” Systems, vol. 10, iss. 2, 2022.

2021

• C. Binder, C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Towards a Domain-Specific Approach Enabling Tool-Supported Model-Based Systems Engineering of Complex Industrial Internet-of-Things Applications,” Systems, vol. 9, iss. 2, 2021.
• C. Binder, C. Neureiter, G. Lastro and A. Lüder, “Enabling model-based engineering of service-oriented Architectures within complex industrial Systems,” in 7th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE 2021), Vienna, Austria, 2021.
• C. Binder, A. Agic, C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Applying model-based Co-Simulation on modular Production Units in Complex Automation Systems,” in 7th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE 2021), Vienna, Austria, 2021.
• C. Binder, K.Polanc, B. Brankovic, C. Neureiter, G. Lastro and A. Lüder, “Enabling model-based requirements engineering in a complex industrial System of Systems environment,” in 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2021), Västerås, Sweden, 2021.
• B. Brankovic, C. Binder, D. Draxler, and C. Neureiter, “Towards a System-of-Systems Architecture Definition enabling Cross-Domain Embedded Vehicle Engineering,” in 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2021), Västerås, Sweden, 2021.
• C. Binder, A. Calá, J. Vollmer, C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Automated Model Transformation in modeling Digital Twins of Industrial Internet-of-Things Applications utilizing AutomationML,” in 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2021), Västerås, Sweden, 2021.
• C. Binder, W. Leitner, O. Jöbstl, L. Mair, C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Utilizing an Enterprise Architecture Framework for Model-Based Industrial Systems Engineering,” in 21st IEEE IES International Conference on Industrial Informatics, (INDIN’21), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2021.

2020

• C. Binder, B. Brankovic, C. Neureiter, and A. Lüder, “Lessons Learned from developing Industrial Applications according to RAMI 4.0 by applying Model Based Systems Engineering,” in 25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2020), Vienna, Austria, 2020.
• C. Binder, K. Polanec, F. Schweiberer, C. Neureiter, G. Lastro, and A. Lüder, “Using a model-based engineering approach for developing Industrial Internet of Things applications,” in 6th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE 2020), Vienna, Austria, 2020.
• C. Binder, D. Draxler, C. Neureiter, and G. Lastro, “Using a model-based engineering approach for developing Industrial Internet of Things applications,” in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS 2020), Tampere, Finland, 2020.
• B. Brankovic, C. Binder, D. Draxler, C. Neureiter, and G. Lastro, “Towards a Cross-Domain Modeling Approach in System-of-Systems Architectures,” in Complex Systems Design & Management, Cham, 2020, p. 164–175.
• C. Binder, M. Fischinger, K. Polanec, J. Gross, C. Neureiter, and G. Lastro, “Towards a Tool-Based Approach for Dynamically Generating Co-Simulation Scenarios based on complex Smart Grid System Architectures,” in 15th IEEE International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE 2020), Budapest, Hungary, 2020.
• C. Neureiter, C. Binder, B. Brankovic, and G. Lastro, “Extending the Concept of Domain Specific Systems Engineering to System-of-Systems,” in 15th IEEE International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE 2020), Budapest, Hungary, 2020.