Automation of Intralogistic Processes through Flexibilisation - A Method for the Flexible Configuration and Evaluation of Systems of Systems

Marco Bonini, Augusto Urru, Sebastian Steinau, Selcuk Ceylan, Matthias Lutz, Jan Schuhmacher, Kevin Andrews, Harry Halfar, Stefan Kunaschk, Asadul Haque, Vinu Nair, Matthias Rollenhagen, Nayabrasul Shaik, Manfred Reichert, Norbert Bartneck, Christian Schlegel, Vera Hummel, Wolfgang Echelmeyer

2018

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.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bonini M., Urru A., Steinau S., Ceylan S., Lutz M., Schuhmacher J., Andrews K., Halfar H., Kunaschk S., Haque A., Nair V., Rollenhagen M., Shaik N., Reichert M., Bartneck N., Schlegel C., Hummel V. and Echelmeyer W. (2018). Automation of Intralogistic Processes through Flexibilisation - A Method for the Flexible Configuration and Evaluation of Systems of Systems.In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-321-6, pages 380-388. DOI: 10.5220/0006878003800388

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco18,
author={Marco Bonini and Augusto Urru and Sebastian Steinau and Selcuk Ceylan and Matthias Lutz and Jan Schuhmacher and Kevin Andrews and Harry Halfar and Stefan Kunaschk and Asadul Haque and Vinu Nair and Matthias Rollenhagen and Nayabrasul Shaik and Manfred Reichert and Norbert Bartneck and Christian Schlegel and Vera Hummel and Wolfgang Echelmeyer},
title={Automation of Intralogistic Processes through Flexibilisation - A Method for the Flexible Configuration and Evaluation of Systems of Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2018},
pages={380-388},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006878003800388},
isbn={978-989-758-321-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - Automation of Intralogistic Processes through Flexibilisation - A Method for the Flexible Configuration and Evaluation of Systems of Systems
SN - 978-989-758-321-6
AU - Bonini M.
AU - Urru A.
AU - Steinau S.
AU - Ceylan S.
AU - Lutz M.
AU - Schuhmacher J.
AU - Andrews K.
AU - Halfar H.
AU - Kunaschk S.
AU - Haque A.
AU - Nair V.
AU - Rollenhagen M.
AU - Shaik N.
AU - Reichert M.
AU - Bartneck N.
AU - Schlegel C.
AU - Hummel V.
AU - Echelmeyer W.
PY - 2018
SP - 380
EP - 388
DO - 10.5220/0006878003800388