Cyber-virtual Systems - Simulation, Validation & Visualization

Jan Olaf Blech, Maria Spichkova, Ian Peake, Heinz Schmidt

2014

Abstract

We describe our ongoing work and view on simulation, validation and visualization of cyber-physical systems in industrial automation during development, operation and maintenance. System models may represent an existing physical part – for example an existing robot installation – and a software simulated part – for example a possible future extension. We call such systems cyber-virtual systems. In this paper, we present the existing VITELab infrastructure for visualization tasks in industrial automation. The new methodology for simulation and validation motivated in this paper integrates this infrastructure. We are targeting scenarios, where industrial sites which may be in remote locations are modeled and visualized from different sites anywhere in the world. Complementing the visualization work, here, we are also concentrating on software modeling challenges related to cyber-virtual systems and simulation, testing, validation and verification techniques for them. Software models of industrial sites require behavioural models of the components of the industrial sites such as models for tools, robots, workpieces and other machinery as well as communication and sensor facilities. Furthermore, collaboration between sites is an important goal of our work.

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Olaf Blech J., Spichkova M., Peake I. and Schmidt H. (2014). Cyber-virtual Systems - Simulation, Validation & Visualization . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE, ISBN 978-989-758-030-7, pages 218-225. DOI: 10.5220/0004952402180225


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@conference{enase14,
author={Jan Olaf Blech and Maria Spichkova and Ian Peake and Heinz Schmidt},
title={Cyber-virtual Systems - Simulation, Validation & Visualization},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,},
year={2014},
pages={218-225},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004952402180225},
isbn={978-989-758-030-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,
TI - Cyber-virtual Systems - Simulation, Validation & Visualization
SN - 978-989-758-030-7
AU - Olaf Blech J.
AU - Spichkova M.
AU - Peake I.
AU - Schmidt H.
PY - 2014
SP - 218
EP - 225
DO - 10.5220/0004952402180225