A modular web framework for socio-CPS-based condition monitoring

Abstract

The increasing complexity of production plants in the context of Industry 4.0 poses new challenges with regards to technical maintenance. In industrial domains, Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS) enable fault-tolerant, predictable production systems. Unfortunately, CMS development is challenging due to the distribution of computational tasks among heterogeneous industrial Internet of Things and Services (IoTS)-architectures. It is usually started from scratch, which is time-consuming and error-prone. In times of IoTS the employee as a maintenance worker, who ensures the availability of production machinery, is still important. In order to address these challenges, we propose a modular framework for web-based condition monitoring and fault diagnostics. The implementation relies on technologies such as Hypertext Markup Language 5 (HTML5), JavaScript (JS) and node.j s as well as industrial internet communication standards. Finally, verification and validation are performed in a case study on a modular robot cell for the inspection of electronic assemblies.