MODUL4R is a multi-disciplinary project integrating innovative modular technologies such as smart interfaces, AAS ready controllers and services, smart sensors and devices, and IEC61499 CPS controllers to achieve resilient, rapidly responsive, flexible, and reconfigurable manufacturing operations across the supply chain. MODUL4R will benefit its users with its predicting capabilities, interoperable data and digital twins, as well as the flexibility and distributed control with multi-level decision support, and overall process optimization and adaptability. The use of real-time at the right time on the fly simulations and interfaces to the novel Industrial metaverse will predict possible unwanted events. The correlation of the produced outcome with the performance and processes for each design will also allow reconfiguration of the system to prevent possible losses from the optimal result. MODUL4R will enable resilient, flexible and sustainable by design processes, in order to make affordable low volume and distributed productions.
To support this, MODUL4R smart hardware interfaces, the CPPSoS distributed platform to orchestrate them, and the digital twins will allow flexible manufacturing operations. The implementation of Reactive, Coordination and Cognitive functions through smart services will be deployed and operated. The Reactive Functions are intended for fast reaction and close to machine operation (process adaptation). The Cognitive Functions are intended for rich condition, quality, and sensitivity monitoring and process simulation and prediction, as well as for the suitable production strategy identification. They exploit reactive functions outputs, collective intelligence development through collaborative analytics for the supply chain, customer, societal and worker needs, the material, shape and functionalities of products, and the integrated information framework regarding the failures and the overall process performance. The Coordination functions are the critical element in closing the MODUL4R loop bringing to life flexible manufacturing operations in the form of specific design and process chains requirements through concrete dynamic operation and reconfigurability management (operations).
WP1 - WP4 are already finished, and all milestones are successfully passed.
