Sense&React - The context-aware and user-centric information distribution system for manufacturing
Summary
Nowadays manufacturing ICT platforms provide a number of useful tools, including sensors', wireless networks, mobile devices, MES, ERP and information management systems, support shop-floor and back-office personnel in a series of activities. However, there is a long way to go before the huge amount of information gathered and generated by such ICT systems is presented in a manner that can truly speed up production processes, enable immediate reaction to issues and shortcomings.
- Information distribution usually neglects different user roles in a typical production facility. The information source is not aware of the role of the information receiver and thus fails at delivering the required subset.
- In many cases information infrastructure fails to successfully aggregate and manage data from factory-wide sensor networks as well as from various data sources such as MES or ERP, analyse such data and deliver it in a context-based manner to different users.
- Cognitive load, especially of shop-floor operators working under harsh conditions, is not properly addressed during information distributing.
- User Interfaces are often too complex and require much too effort to follow and use effectively either in harsh shop-floor environment or in back-office.
Sense&React project envisages overcoming the above mentioned issues via:
- The use of customised, role-specific user interfaces provided through mobile devices in order to support the shop-floor personnel with the adequate amount of information also considering the cognitive load when performing certain operations.
- The development of new information structures and information flow approaches so as to optimise the load of information presented to the different users at the shop-floor.
- Development and application of factory-wide optimization methods that utilize real-time data, such as personnel, asset or part location data in order to optimize production performance, energy efficiency and safety.
More information
Web resources: |
http://www.sense-react.eu
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn//factsheet/en |
Start date: | 01-10-2012 |
End date: | 29-02-2016 |
Total budget - Public funding: | 8 959 218,00 Euro - 5 822 723,00 Euro |
Call topic: | Smart Factories: Energy-aware, agile manufacturing and customisation (FoF.ICT.2011.7.1) |
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Comment: Sense&React information distribution system will support the operators/workers with delivering work instructions at the working station. This will help operators coping with high product variance and customization.
Comment: Sense&React combines a factory wide network of sensors with
personal mobile devices of the users and intelligent manufacturing information management in real-time.
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Results
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Mobile Foreman App
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Sense&React Backend System ...
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Sense&React Localization & Status Monitoring ...
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Sense&React Shell & Adaptation Engine ...
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Assembly/Construction Supporter Application ...
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Material Handling
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Production Planning Application (Daily Constr...
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User List (& Geomanagement) Application ...
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Shopfloor notification mobile application (Co...
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EWO Form
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Operator Support
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Maintenance Support ...
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Wear & Malfunction Monitor ...
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Cognitive Load pro-active Assessment Method (...
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Tool Finder ...
Organisations
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| LMS - University of Patras (Coördinator)
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| ASCOM (SWEDEN) AB
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| ELECTROLUX ITALIA S.P.A.
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| EMPHASIS TELEMATICS AE
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| Estaleiros Navais de Peniche, S.A.
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| FIR at RWTH Aachen University (Institute for Industrial Management)
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| HOGSKOLAN I SKOVDE
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| INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
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| INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL SA
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| SAP AG
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| TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
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| Volvo Group