Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0
In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the concepts of flexibility and re-configurability of manufacturing systems and the evolution of their control architectures are becoming increasingly important. The development of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and their flexibility and integrated capabil...
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| author | Anna Rosaria Boccella Piera Centobelli Roberto Cerchione Teresa Murino Ralph Riedel |
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| description | In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the concepts of flexibility and re-configurability of manufacturing systems and the evolution of their control architectures are becoming increasingly important. The development of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and their flexibility and integrated capabilities have paved the way to the transition from centralized control to heterarchical (decentralized) control architectures. In this paper, a comparison between centralized and heterarchical control architectures in a virtual learning environment is presented. The control architectures of the assembly station and the materials handling system of modern manufacturing systems have been conceptualized and tested under different working conditions. The results show that centralized control is the best solution only for deterministic and predictable scenarios, which are very far from reality, whereas, in case of failures, a more flexible control is preferable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0633798f105e4e3ca4a0d6e66cb4c06d2022-12-22T01:19:00ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-01-0110375510.3390/app10030755app10030755Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0Anna Rosaria Boccella0Piera Centobelli1Roberto Cerchione2Teresa Murino3Ralph Riedel4Klüber Lubrication München SE & Co. KG Geisenhausenerstraße 7, 81379 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, Centro Direzionale di Napoli, Isola C4, 80143 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Factory Planning and Factory Management, Technische Universität Chemnitz, ErfenschlagerStraße 73, 09125 Chemnitz, GermanyIn light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the concepts of flexibility and re-configurability of manufacturing systems and the evolution of their control architectures are becoming increasingly important. The development of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and their flexibility and integrated capabilities have paved the way to the transition from centralized control to heterarchical (decentralized) control architectures. In this paper, a comparison between centralized and heterarchical control architectures in a virtual learning environment is presented. The control architectures of the assembly station and the materials handling system of modern manufacturing systems have been conceptualized and tested under different working conditions. The results show that centralized control is the best solution only for deterministic and predictable scenarios, which are very far from reality, whereas, in case of failures, a more flexible control is preferable.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/3/755decentralized productionflexible manufacturing systemsindustry 4.0manufacturing control architecturesreconfigurable manufacturing systemssmart manufacturing systems |
| spellingShingle | Anna Rosaria Boccella Piera Centobelli Roberto Cerchione Teresa Murino Ralph Riedel Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 Applied Sciences decentralized production flexible manufacturing systems industry 4.0 manufacturing control architectures reconfigurable manufacturing systems smart manufacturing systems |
| title | Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| title_full | Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| title_short | Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| title_sort | evaluating centralized and heterarchical control of smart manufacturing systems in the era of industry 4 0 |
| topic | decentralized production flexible manufacturing systems industry 4.0 manufacturing control architectures reconfigurable manufacturing systems smart manufacturing systems |
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