{"title":"PLAP: pini-based lightweight agent platform for industrial environments","authors":"S. Deter, A. Klostermeyer, J. Peschke, A. Luder","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417413","url":null,"abstract":"Today's markets are characterized by increasing turbulence, which forces industrial companies world wide to become more and more flexible. This flexibility is needed in all levels of industry and especially within production. As the corresponding \"enabling technologies\" for information and communication in such production systems the Internet with connections down to single field devices get into the focus of vendors and end using companies of automation systems (Klostermeyer, A. and Lorentz, K., 2001), (Preschke, J., 2002). With regard to the steadily growing wish for flexibility software agents and plug and participate technologies are going to play an exceptional role. Unfortunately most of the existing agent-systems do not specifically follow the requirements of industrial automation. Due to the often restricted resources of (especially) field devices the need for agent platforms suitable for limited device environments in this context increases more and more. Here different approaches exist in order to meet the requirements and to satisfy the demand. On the one hand, there exist platforms, which are based upon plug and participate technologies, but are not suitable for limited devices. On the other hand, there exist platforms for limited devices, which do not provide common plug and participate capabilities. Hence, there does not exist an agent platform satisfying all requirements at the same time. Therefore, this paper describes such a platform, which is based upon a Jini-like limited device plug and participate technology and thus is suitable also for industrial environments with often limited devices","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130279806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fuzzy control interoperability for adaptive domotic framework","authors":"G. Acampora, V. Loia","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417327","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of microprocessor industry, combined with the reduction on cost and increase of efficiency, arises new scenario for ubiquitous computing where humans trigger seamlessly activities and tasks using unusual (often imperceptible) interfaces according to physical space and context. Many problems have to be faced: adaptively, hybrid control strategies, system (hardware) integration, and ubiquitous networking access. This paper presents an agent-based framework designed for providing proactive domotic services. Agents are used to capture user habits, to identify requests, and to apply the artefact-mediated activity through an adaptive fuzzy control strategy. The architecture adopts interoperability techniques that, combined with sophisticated control facilities, represent an efficient experience for adaptive domotic framework","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127055304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reconfigurability and reconfigurable manufacturing systems: state-of-the-art review","authors":"R. Setchi, N. Lagos","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417401","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of reconfigurability and reconfigurable manufacturing systems. Reconfigurability is defined as the ability to repeatedly change and rearrange the components of a system in a cost-effective way. This concept is illustrated through its application in computing, automated assembly and robotics. Then, the evolution of manufacturing, from dedicated to flexible manufacturing systems, is briefly discussed and the need for reconfigurable manufacturing systems is outlined. These are further studied by analysing their key features (modularity, integrability, customisation, convertibility, and diagnosability) and challenges (product variability, responsiveness, nonobsolescence, cost-effectiveness, reliability and simplicity). It is shown that there are common research issues in reconfigurable computing, robotics and manufacturing such as system-module-component interfaces, design methodologies, modularity, tools and toolsuites development, strategic analysis and business modelling, training, and support. Finally, the research priorities of the I*PROMS Network of Excellence in the area of reconfigurable manufacturing are outlined","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131267380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences with voice-controlled ubiquitously networked home entertainment systems","authors":"T. Mundt, S. Speicher","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417389","url":null,"abstract":"Home entertainment components usually come with remote controls as user interfaces. When combining components from different vendors, customers end up with a zoo of remote controls at their coffee tables. Most conventional approaches aiming to solve this problem, use some kind of graphical user interface allowing the user to browse through the various functions of each device. Meanwhile, research in speech technology has reached a state where it becomes suitable for the mass market. In this paper, we present a test bed as well as the results of several tests, which we have conducted to elucidate the idea of speech control for spontaneously networked home entertainment systems. Short conclusion: ubiquitous computing and speech control complement each other very sufficiently","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114578975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Manufacturing ontology analysis and design: towards excellent manufacturing","authors":"Jiehan Zhou, R. Dieng-Kuntz","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417299","url":null,"abstract":"Excellent manufacturing is regarded as a production activity by communicating manufacturing knowledge over Internet. Shared manufacturing knowledge understanding is one important issue to be solved to realize excellent manufacturing. This paper proposes an ontology-driven solution for the issue. First, it presents concepts and terms needed in discussing ontology driven excellent manufacturing and states the motivation for developing manufacturing ontology. It makes an analysis and improvement of ontology definitions, classifications and development methods. A manufacturing ontology is primarily designed based on the analysis of manufacturing knowledge characteristics. The further studies of implementing excellent manufacturing and the manufacturing ontology are discussed in the conclusion","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114581055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decision support framework ExtraPlanT with remote access and telephony interface","authors":"P. Becvár, M. Pechoucek, L. Smídl","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417310","url":null,"abstract":"ExtraPlanT system is a multi-agent production planning system designed for small factories, which needs to react quickly on market changes. To deal with this requirement, ExtraPlanT system has been equipped with an extra-enterprise access feature that allows managers to access and use the system whenever and wherever they need. One possibility of the extra-enterprise access is the telephony interface using computer based speech recognition and synthesis. The interface has been built on a VoiceXML technology, and it uses DTMF and speech input and a synthesized speech output. VoiceXML documents are generated by JAVA servlets running on Tomcat server. To overcome the main disadvantages of telephony interfaces: sequential, transient and slow presentation of information, two techniques has been developed for the ExtraPlanT telephony interface. The first technique is the two-level communication model based on analytical module-knowledge-based system that transforms data into a short summary. On a user request, each summary can be followed by a detailed explanation. The second technique is a dynamical selection of prompts wording, which selects a wording of the prompts according to estimated user experience in order to find an optimal dialog length and descriptiveness","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120963542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P.A. Urbano, T. Wagner, P. Gohner, U. Katzke, B. Vogel‐Heuser
{"title":"Introducing reliability and real-time features in flexible agent-oriented automation systems","authors":"P.A. Urbano, T. Wagner, P. Gohner, U. Katzke, B. Vogel‐Heuser","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417309","url":null,"abstract":"By means of agent oriented software engineering, flexible, adaptive automation systems can be developed. An open question is, nevertheless, how could the specific requirements on automation systems, in particular related to dependability and real-time features, be considered. In this paper an approach for the integration of such features in the development of flexible agent oriented automation systems is presented","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124952142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of a QoS-aware framework for industrial CAMX systems","authors":"I. Delamer, J. M. Martinez Lastra, R. Tuokko","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417317","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a quality of service (QoS) framework for CAMX systems in electronics production. The proposed QoS scheme incorporates elements from the design of the DiffServ architecture, but focuses on server-side processing. An ad-hoc simulator has been produced to validate the expected benefits of QoS discrimination. The results suggest improved performance by over 2 orders of magnitude for signal-carrying data that has direct relationship to process cycles, even during periods of high traffic load and congestion. The performance for non-critical data is not significantly affected and degrades gracefully under increased loads","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"743 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122987015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Search methods in P2P-networks of process control systems","authors":"D. Drinjakovic, U. Epple","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417311","url":null,"abstract":"This contribution describes a decentrally organized procedure for loss-robust networking of hierarchically structured object clusters and a search procedure according to the so gained networking structure. The objects form a hierarchically structured group in accordance with usual plant identification systems, in which every object corresponds to a defined node in the plant hierarchy. The procedure is in particular intended for the employment in process control systems in the environment of operational networks and can be realized technically through adding further software components into the process control systems","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"197 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123014261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"European research and policies for knowledge-driven innovation. The example of industrial informatics","authors":"E. Filos","doi":"10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417290","url":null,"abstract":"The presentation provides an overview of research activities supported under 6th Framework Programme (FP6), particularly in the area of industrial informatics under the Information Society Technologies (IST). Priority, as well as activities under the world-wide collaborative R&D framework on intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS), involving the EU together with Norway, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and the USA. IMS provides a framework for industry and academia to cooperate throughout the full innovation cycle and to identify partners worldwide. It offers opportunities for broad-based technology trials and benchmarking, involving a worldwide user community, ensuring the general applicability of the technology developed. It also provides a better understanding of global markets through improved market intelligence. IMS offers a proven, effective and efficient framework for the protection of IPR that provides in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises a safe environment in global collaboration. The 10-year agreement is currently reconsidered for renewal. The project portfolio involved 300 Meuro worldwide total R&D investment so far","PeriodicalId":212609,"journal":{"name":"2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130401394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}