Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems for Industry 4.0

Abstract

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) represent the technological asset of Industry 4.0. This paper introduces a novel generation of CPSs, called Intelligent CPSs, able to integrate intelligent functionalities such as fault prediction, autonomous behavior and self-adaptation directly at the CPS units. Such functionalities will increase the autonomy, reduce the required bandwidth and increase the energy-efficiency of CPSs making them able to fully address the challenging needs and increasing performance in Industry 4.0 (as well as other relevant technological scenarios, e.g., smart Internet-of-Things). The effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed intelligent CPSs have been tested in two real-world application scenarios.