Visual Computing as a Key Enabling Technology for Industrie 4.0 and Industrial Internet

Challenges and Requirements for the Application of Industry 4.0: A Special Insight with the Usage of Cyber-Physical System

“…First, being aware of the importance of Industrie 4.0, many similar strategies have been launched in different countries. They are 'National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing' in the United States [5], 'The future of manufacturing: a new era of opportunity and challenge for the UK', 'Summary of the White Paper on Manufacturing Industry' in Japan, 'Made in China 2025', and so on. Many relative funding programs and research initiatives have also been flourished under the support of government.…”

“…Considering the visions listed out by the key promoter Industrie 4.0 Working Group [7], there are also others who tried to design principles for the shape of Industrie 4.0 scenario in companies [3]. Additionally, exploration and introduction of enabling technologies (e.g., visual computing) are composed as another research stream [5]. All these help to establish a theoretical basis which aims to open the unexplored ex-post of Industrie 4.0.…”

“…Moreover, considering the idea that Cyber-Physical System is one of the key enabler for the realization of Industrie 4.0 [8], challenges for the application of Industrie 4.0 also emphasize on the solutions of Cyber-Physical System realization in companies. To cope with this, and with a vast study on the state of art in theory [1][2][3][4] and also state of practice in companies [5][6][7], a big gap can still be found between academy and practice. Therefore, in order to bridge channels between these two, experiences with applied cases are encouraged for the reveal and implication in industries.…”

Energy-Efficient Through-Life Smart Design, Manufacturing and Operation of Ships in an Industry 4.0 Environment

“…There are many studies that describe the basic components and enabling technologies of i4; [10] is one of the earliest documents that listed the key actions needed for successful i4 implementation. It identified the internet of things (IoT) and services as key enablers for smart factories; [11] identified the four key components of i4 as cyber-physical system, IoT, Internet of service and smart factories; [12] added visual computing as part of i4 key technologies among others, including semantic technologies, IoT, product lifecycle management, industrial big data, cybersecurity, intelligent robotics and industrial automation; and reference [13] listed the enabling technologies for smart factories as IoT, cloud-based application, data analytics, smart robotics, integrated product-production simulation and additive manufacturing. Considering the numerous interpretations, we summarised i4 as a collaborative network that combines seven key enabling technologies, namely intelligent robots, automated simulations, IoT, cloud computing, additive manufacturing, augmented reality and big data analytics.…”

“…• Internet of things (IoT)-IoT is used to link any objects (things) in the physical world having a virtual representation on the Internet [12]. It allows field devices to communicate and interact with one another within an i4 environment and helps to decentralise analytics and decision-making, thereby enabling real-time responses.…”