Implementation framework for cloud-based holonic control of cyber-physical production systems

Abstract

This work intends to introduce a new implementation framework, based on the classical holonic paradigm, for partly distributing the intelligence surrounding cyber-physical production systems in the cloud. In order to achieve this transfer, an innovative framework is proposed and the interface between local and cloud platform is extensively justified and described. A performance evaluation of this framework is achieved through its implementation on a fully automated industrial-sized assembly line equipped with 6 axis robots. The chosen performance indicator is the volume of data exchanged during production in order to validate the positioning of the interface in the framework. The results show a low volume of messages exchanged through the interface and a distribution of the volume along time making it valuable for further developments.