Enhancing Intralogistics 4.0: Integrating Asset Administration Shell for Improved Navigation, Safety, and Risk Management across Stationary and Mobile Transport Systems

Abstract

Intralogistics 4.0, a central aspect of Industry 4.0, poses several challenges for Driverless Transport Systems, especially for Autonomous Mobile Robots, which have to navigate in complex environments. The increasing variety of goods with different physical properties is pushing today's intralogistics systems to their limits. A modular production environment with dynamic obstacles, reconfigurable production systems and human influences such as worker interaction, unpredictable movements and manual handling of goods requires the processing of specific information to ensure safe handling and efficient navigation. Furthermore, it requires a classification of products into categories, including those classified as hazardous goods, for individual handling to achieve greater production efficiency. The Asset Administration Shell concept provides a comprehensive virtual representation of these environments and enables the management of safety and hazard information. This paper analyzes existing information models and develops new models that are necessary for the development of an intralogistics infor-mation structure. This structure will include a comprehensive digital representation of autonomous mobile robots and the information needed for individual handling. It demonstrates how this information can be used within an architecture to optimize navigation strategies and hazard handling across stationary and mobile transportation systems to improve the overall production efficiency.