Authors:
Marco Bonini
1
;
Augusto Urru
1
;
Sebastian Steinau
2
;
Selcuk Ceylan
3
;
Matthias Lutz
4
;
Jan Schuhmacher
5
;
Kevin Andrews
2
;
Harry Halfar
1
;
Stefan Kunaschk
1
;
Asadul Haque
3
;
Vinu Nair
5
;
Matthias Rollenhagen
4
;
Nayabrasul Shaik
4
;
Manfred Reichert
2
;
Norbert Bartneck
3
;
Christian Schlegel
4
;
Vera Hummel
5
and
Wolfgang Echelmeyer
1
Affiliations:
1
ESB Logistikfabrik, Reutlingen University and Germany
;
2
Institute of Databases and Information Systems, Ulm University and Germany
;
3
Institute of Organisation and Logistics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences andGermany
;
4
Institute of Computer Science, Ulm University of Applied Sciences and Germany
;
5
ESB Logistik Lernfabrik, Reutlingen University and Germany
Keyword(s):
Intralogistics, Automation, Flexibilisation, Modular Configuration, Human-Robot Interaction, Evaluation.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Human-Robots Interfaces
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Robot Design, Development and Control
;
Robotics and Automation
Abstract:
The high system flexibility necessary for the full automation of complex and unstructured tasks leads to increased technological complexity, thus to higher costs and lower performance. In this paper, after an introduction to the different dimensions of flexibility, a method for flexible modular configuration and evaluation of systems of systems is introduced. The method starts from process requirements and, considering factors such as feasibility, development costs, market potential and effective impact on the current processes, enables the evaluation of a flexible systems of systems equipped with the needed functionalities before its actual development. This allows setting the focus on those aspects of flexibility that add market value to the system, thus promoting the efficient development of systems addressed to interested customers in intralogistics. An example of application of the method is given and discussed.