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Architectural Blueprint Solution for Migrating Towards FAR-EDGE

Authors:
Ambra Calà
Filippo Boschi
Paola Fantini
Giacomo Tavola
Marco Taisch

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Decentralized automation control; Migration strategy; cyber-physical production systems

Abstract:
Abstract— Over the last years, several technologies and control systems have been developed for enabling the decentralization of automation control architectures for cyber-physical production systems. However, none of these technologies are in use yet. To overcome manufacturers’ conservatism, migration strategies and decision-making approaches are required to support the adoption of the next generation of smart production systems. This paper presents a migration approach tailored to the migration of legacy automation systems towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Considering that the implementation of a new, or even just modified production control will have a direct impact on the existing production systems, the aim of the proposed approach is to evaluate opportunities of improvement and mitigate the risks of migration from technical, operational, human and business perspectives. The methodology follows an iterative and incremental approach starting from the definition of the current situation of the factory and identification of business goals to the evaluation of possible migration paths and the selection of the optimal one according to a cost-benefit analysis. The paper presents the methodology and one of the architectural blueprints derived during the EU-project FAR-EDGE to migrate towards a cloud- and edge-based automation control architecture

Pages: 82 to 87

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: September 22, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4278

ISBN: 978-1-61208-736-8

Location: Porto, Portugal

Dates: from September 22, 2019 to September 26, 2019