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Heutzutage steigen die Technologievielzahl und -vielfalt täglich an. Unternehmen, die sich im Zuge der Digitalisierung für die Einführung eines cyber-physischen Systems interessieren, müssen sich zu Beginn einen schnellen Überblick über den verfügbaren Technologiemarkt verschaffen, der sich stündlich ändert. Darauf ausgerichtet hat das Projekt TechRad zum Ziel, dieses Technologiescouting in Form eines plattformbasierten Radars zu automatisieren, welches eine permanent aktuelle Übersicht über verfügbare Technologien liefert. Die Befüllung der Plattform wird durch ein gezieltes Webcrawling nach Technologien realisiert. Das Entwicklungsvorgehen des Radars soll als Referenzmodell dienen, um zukünftigen Scouting-Plattformen einen Leitfaden zur schnellen und effizienten Entwicklung zur Verfügung zu stellen, und beinhaltet neben den technischen Vorgaben auch einen rechtlichen Rahmen, der bei dem Crawling von Daten berücksichtigt werden muss. Das Vorhaben IT-2-1-025a / EFRE-0801386 der Forschungsvereinigung FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen wird über den PTJ durch den europäischen Fond für regionale Entwicklung in NRW (EFRE) mit Mitteln der europäischen Union (EU) gefördert.
Aufgrund der überwältigenden Menge an Informationsquellen wird ein systematisches Technologiemanagement, insbesondere für KMU, immer schwieriger. Daher hat das Projekt ‚TechRad‘ zum Ziel, den Technologiescouting-Schritt in diesem Prozess durch einen softwareplattformbasierten Radar zu automatisieren, der KMU eine permanent aktuelle, individuelle Übersicht über verfügbare Technologien bereitstellt. Der TechRadar wird durch KI-Algorithmen automatisch Daten aus relevanten Quellen sammeln, die Relevanz der jeweiligen Technologie (d. h. ihren Reifegrad) bewerten und diese dann auf einer Radarkarte visualisieren. Als Teilziel dieses Projekts muss eine intuitiv zu bedienende grafische Benutzeroberfläche entwickelt werden. Die Anforderungsaufnahme dafür wird häufig in einem Wireframing-Workshop durchgeführt. Die Umstellung des normalerweise physischen Workshop-Formats auf ein virtuelles ist Hauptthema des Artikels. Das Vorhaben IT-2-1-025a / EFRE-0801386 der Forschungsvereinigung FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen wird über den PTJ durch den europäischen Fond für regionale Entwicklung in NRW(EFRE) mit Mitteln der Europäischen Union (EU) gefördert.
Der Einsatz Intelligenter Produkte versetzt produzierende Unternehmen in die Lage, ihre Kunden auf Basis der entstehenden Nutzungsdaten zu verstehen und daraus erfolgreich Mehrwertdienste abzuleiten. Im Rahmen der neuen Konsortialbenchmarkingstudie ‚Intelligente Produkte‘ wollen wir gemeinsam mit einem Konsortium aus unterschiedlichen Industrieunternehmen die technische Umsetzung Intelligenter Produkte und die dazugehörigen Mehrwertdienste sowie Aspekte der wirtschaftlichen Realisierung im Rahmen eines erfolgreichen Geschäftsmodells beleuchten.
Feeding the growing world population is a scientific and economic challenge. The target variables to be optimised are the yield that can be produced on a given area and the reduction of the resources used for this purpose. High-wage countries are faced with the problem that the use of personnel is a significant cost driver. Developing countries, on the other hand, usually operate on much smaller field sizes, so that the work in the field is still strongly characterised by manual labour. One solution to meet these challenges is the use of smaller autonomous harvesting robots. These can be networked into a swarm of machines to work even larger fields. The networking of autonomous agricultural machines is a key use case for rural 5G networks. 5G technology can offer many advantages over older mobile communications standards and therefore make use cases more efficient or enable new ones. Various use cases are also conceivable in the field of agriculture, yet it is unclear how 5G networks can and must be specified for this purpose. In this paper, using the example of 5G-connected harvesters powered by swarm robotics, we present the challenges that have arisen and the specification that has been developed.
Digital technologies have gained significant importance in the course of the 4th Industrial Revolution and these technologies are widely implemented, nowadays. However, it is necessary to bear in mind that an ill-considered use can quickly have a negative impact on the environment in which the technology is used. For more responsible and sustainable use, the regulation of digital technologies is therefore necessary today. Since the government is taking a very slow response, as the example of the AI Act shows, companies need to take action themselves today. In this context, one of the central questions for companies is: "Which digital technologies are relevant for manufacturing companies in terms of regulation? This paper conducted a quantitative Delphi study to answer this question. The results of the Delphi study are presented and evaluated within the framework of a data analysis. In addition, it will be discussed how to proceed with the results so that manufacturing companies can benefit from them. Furthermore, the paper contributes to the development of an AI platform in the German research project PAIRS by investigating the compliance relevance of artificial intelligence applications.
Feasibility Analysis of Entity Recognition as a Means to Create an Autonomous Technology Radar
(2021)
Mit den neuesten Technologietrends auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben, ist für Fertigungsunternehmen eine entscheidende Aufgabe, um auf einem global wettbewerbsfähigen Markt erfolgreich zu bleiben. Die Erstellung eines Technologieradars ist ein etablierter, jedoch meist manueller Prozess zur Visualisierung der neuesten Technologietrends.
Der Herausforderung, Technologien zu identifizieren und zu visualisieren, widmet sich das Projekt TechRad, das maschinelles Lernen einsetzt, um ein autonomes Technologie-Scouting-Radar zu realisieren. Eine der Kernfunktionen ist die Identifizierung von Technologien in Textdokumenten. Dies wird durch natürliche Sprachverarbeitung (NLP) realisiert.
Dieser Beitrag fasst die Herausforderungen und möglichen Lösungen für den Einsatz von Entity Recognition zur Identifikation relevanter Technologien in Textdokumenten zusammen. Die Autoren stellen eine frühe Phase der Implementierung des Entity Recognition Modells vor. Dies beinhaltet die Auswahl von Transfer Learning als geeignete Methode, die Erstellung eines Datensatzes, der aus verschiedenen Datenquellen besteht, sowie den angewandten Modell-Trainings-Prozess. Abschließend wird die Leistungsfähigkeit der gewählten Methode in einer Reihe von Tests überprüft und bewertet.
Digital technologies such as 5G, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence (AI) are currently being used in various ways by manufacturing companies. As the fourth industrial revolution progresses, it has become apparent that reckless use and inadequate regulation of these technologies have a detrimental effect on the environment in which they are utilized. Therefore, regulation of digital technologies is imperative today to ensure more responsible and sustainable use. While governments usually establish regulations, progress is not keeping pace with the demands and hazards of employing digital technologies. The European AI law serves as an example of the considerable distance yet to be covered before binding guidelines are established. Consequently, companies must take proactive measures today to ensure that they use digital technologies responsibly in their environments. In this context, identifying which digital technologies are pertinent to manufacturing companies in terms of regulation is crucial. Furthermore, a comprehensive approach is required to design compliance holistically for digital technologies and to systematically derive the corresponding guidelines. This paper introduces a set of models that not only determine the importance of
compliance in the application of different technologies but also present a framework for methodically designing compliance. Furthermore, the paper contributes to the development of an AI platform in the German research project PAIRS by investigating the compliance relevance of applications such as artificial intelligence.
The agricultural industry is facing unprecedented challenges in meeting the growing demand for food while minimizing its impact on the environment. To address these challenges, the industry is embracing technological advancements such as 5G networks to improve efficiency and productivity. However, the benefits of 5G technology must be weighed against the costs of implementing a suitable network. This paper presents cost-benefit dimensions that are needed to assess the economic feasibility of implementing 5G networks for several agricultural applications. The paper describes the costs of deploying and maintaining a 5G network and the benefits of several 5G-specific use cases, including precision agriculture, livestock monitoring, and swarm robotics. Using industry reports and case studies, the model quantifies the benefits of 5G networks, such as enabling new digital agricultural processes, increased productivity, and improved sustainability. It also considers the costs associated with equipment and infrastructure, as well as the challenges of deploying a network in rural areas. The results demonstrate that 5G networks can provide significant benefits to agricultural businesses and provide an overview about the cost factors. Both benefit and cost dimensions are analyzed for the 5G-specific agricultural use cases.
In road haulage, transports are interrupted by truck drivers to comply with driving and rest times. On long-distance routes, these interruptions lead to a considerable increase in transport time. Transport interruption can be avoided by so-called relay traffic: a vehicle (e. g. semi-trailer) is handed over to a rested driver at the end of the driving time. This type of transport requires a certain company size. In Germany, however, transport companies have 11 employees on average. Intra-company relay traffic is therefore not economically viable for most transport companies. To organize an intermodal transport across forwarding companies, long-distance routes need to be split into partial routes to divide them between freight forwarders and carriers. This paper presents a data concept for an algorithm to find the best possible route sections along a previously defined start and endpoint. The developed data concept includes order-specific data, forwarder-specific data, real-time traffic data, geographical data as well as data from freight forwarding software and telematics to be the basis for the route sectioning algorithm. In this paper, different data sources, external services and logistic systems are analyzed and evaluated. It is shown which data is needed and what the best ways are to select and derive this data from the different data sources.