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Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems pp 355–371Cite as

The Cognitive Factory

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The automation of processes and production steps is one of the key factors for a cost effective production. Fully automated production systems can reach lead times and quality levels exceeding by far those of human workers. These systems are widely spread in industries of mass production where the efforts needed for setup and programming are amortized by the large number of manufactured products. In the production of prototypes or small lot sizes, however, human workers with their problem solving abilities, dexterity and cognitive capabilities are still the single way to provide the required flexibility, adaptability and reliability. The reason is that humans have brains, computational mechanisms that are capable of acting competently under uncertainty, reliably handling unpredicted events and situations and quickly adapting to changing tasks, capabilities, and environments. The realization of comparable cognitive capabilities in technical systems, therefore, bears an immense potential for the creation of industrial automation systems that are able to overcome today’s boundaries. This chapter presents a new paradigm of production engineering research and outlines the way to reach the Cognitive Factory, where machines and processes are equipped with cognitive capabilities in order to allow them to assess and increase their scope of operation autonomously.

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  1. Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb), Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    M. F. Zaeh, G. Reinhart, C. Lau, M. Ostgathe, W. Vogl & M. Wiesbeck

  2. Computer Science Department, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    M. Beetz

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Product Development, Virtual Product Development, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    K. Shea

  4. Institute of Information Technology in Mechanical Engineering (itm), Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    K. Bender & M. Friedrich

  5. Institute of Product Development, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    M. Engelhard & C. Ertelt

  6. Computer Science Department, Chair IX, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748, Garching, Germany

    T. Rühr

  7. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    S. Herle

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Zaeh, M. et al. (2009). The Cognitive Factory. In: ElMaraghy, H. (eds) Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-067-8_20

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