Presented By: Integrative Systems + Design
Closing the Loop in IoT-enabled Manufacturing Systems: Challenges and Opportunities
Kira Barton, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
As we move into an era of more connected and smarter manufacturing systems, a number of opportunities and challenges arise in the area of control. The adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) — a network infrastructure where physical devices are embedded with software, sensors and actuators using network connectivity to enable the collection and exchange of data, and the execution of actions — has transformed manufacturing systems by integrating the manufacturing system with sensors and actuators on the factory floor. Thus far, most of the work on IoT-enabled manufacturing systems has focused on the integration of the large volumes of data gathered with IoT-devices and their transformation into useful information. To become smarter, manufacturing systems need to close the loop and transform IoT data into manufacturing knowledge and useful actions. Closing the loop will allow manufacturing systems to become more responsive to market changes and customer desires, and will improve production quality, asset utilization, and profitability. To realize these goals, the future of IoT-enabled manufacturing requires closer collaboration between experts in control, manufacturing, and information systems. This talk will provide an overview of recent work in the Barton/Tilbury Research Groups at the University of Michigan focused on Smart Manufacturing, and identify new opportunities for control engineers within the manufacturing sector.
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