The traditional production paradigm of large batch production does not offer flexibility toward
satisfying the requirements of individual customers. A new generation of smart factories is …

Industrial communication systems represent one of the most important innovations of the last
decades in the context of factory and process automation systems. They are networks …

With the introduction of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) into
industrial applications, industrial automation is undergoing tremendous change, especially …

This paper describes the development of Pathfinder-an autonomous guided vehicle
intended for the transportation of material in hospital environments. Pathfinder is equipped …

Monitoring and maintaining equipment and production lines ensure stable production by
detecting and resolving abnormalities immediately. In the Industrial Internet, operational …

Communication networks have been traditionally employed in motion control applications,
especially within factory automation systems. While in the past they were merely used to …

With the introduction of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) into
industrial applications, industrial automation is undergoing tremendous change, especially …

The traffic scheduling mechanism in Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is the key to
guaranteeing the deterministic transmission of traffic. However, when time-sensitive traffic …

To increase the energy efficiency of Ethernet networks, in 2010, the IEEE published the IEEE
802.3 az amendment, known as Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE). The amendment introduces …

Whole-body tactile sensing, especially when aimed at implementing tactile-based motion
control, requires well-defined infrastructures. Requirements related to Real-Time operation …