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Towards scalable and reusable predictive models for cyber twins in manufacturing systems

Cinzia Giannetti Orcid Logo, Aniekan Essien

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 441 - 455

Swansea University Author: Cinzia Giannetti Orcid Logo

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Abstract

Smart factories are intelligent, fully-connected and flexible systems that can continuously monitor and analyse data streams from interconnected systems to make decisions and dynamically adapt to new circumstances. The implementation of smart factories represents a leap forward compared to tradition...

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Published in: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
ISSN: 0956-5515 1572-8145
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2022
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57612
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Abstract: Smart factories are intelligent, fully-connected and flexible systems that can continuously monitor and analyse data streams from interconnected systems to make decisions and dynamically adapt to new circumstances. The implementation of smart factories represents a leap forward compared to traditional automation. It is underpinned by the deployment of cyberphysical systems that, through the application of Artificial Intelligence, integrate predictive capabilities and foster rapid decision-making. Deep Learning (DL) is a key enabler for the development of smart factories. However, the implementation of DL in smart factories is hindered by its reliance on large amounts of data and extreme computational demand. To address this challenge, Transfer Learning (TL) has been proposed to promote the efficient training of models by enabling the reuse of previously trained models. In this paper, by means of a specific example in aluminium can manufacturing, an empirical study is presented, which demonstrates the potential of TL to achieve fast deployment of scalable and reusable predictive models for Cyber Manufacturing Systems. Through extensive experiments, the value of TL is demonstrated to achieve better generalisation and model performance, especially with limited datasets. This research provides a pragmatic approach towards predictive model building for cyber twins, paving the way towards the realisation of smart factories.
Keywords: Cyber physical systems; Transfer learning; ConvLSTM; Smart manufacturing; Deep learning
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) project EP/S001387/1 and we acknowledge the support of the IMPACT and Supercomputing Wales projects, which are part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) via Welsh Government.
Issue: 2
Start Page: 441
End Page: 455