An industry 4.0 ontology-based framework for interoperability at the field level

  • Interoperability at the field level is dependent on the specific technology implementation and its semantics. Integrating field devices with different communication protocols is not a simple process, as there is no direct semantic mapping between them. In recent years, standards such as the OPC UA Field eXchange and the Asset Administration Shell have proposed neutral data models to reduce the heterogeneity of field device semantics. However, to integrate different field device standards, a formal mapping between the semantic terms of these standards and the neutral data models must still be defined. A research topic that remains open is how different standards can be automatically mapped to a neutral interface independent of their implementation. In this paper we present a novel approach that generalizes the semantics of field devices at the communication level, enabling the use of inference rules that are independent of specific standards. Our method, based on the Industry 4.0 Field Device ontology, identifies the generic type of any field device and provides an interoperable capability description adaptable to various protocols. The framework includes a semantic broker that automates the creation of device instances, executes inference requests, and generates a generic semantic model for field devices. The objective of this work is to simplify the integration of field device semantics, with a generalization of the application layer and facilitate their mapping to other higher-level data models.

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Author:Victor Francisco Chávez BermúdezORCiD, Jörg F. WollertORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25644/jnac-vp34
ISBN:978-3-9818463-5-5
Parent Title (English):Kommunikation in der Automation : Beiträge des Jahreskolloquiums KommA 2024, Lemgo
Editor:Jürgen Jasperneite, Ulrich Jumar
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Year of Completion:2024
Tag:capabilities; field device; framework; industry 4.0; interoperability; ontology; semantic model
First Page:61
Last Page:72
Note:
Kommunikation in der Automation - KommA 2024, Lemgo, 06.11.2024
Link:https://doi.org/10.25644/jnac-vp34
Zugriffsart:weltweit
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Maschinenbau und Mechatronik
FH Aachen / IaAM - Institut für angewandte Automation und Mechatronik
open_access (DINI-Set):open_access
Licence (German): Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen