Edge Asset Management based on Administration Shell in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems

Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems connect all components involved in physical processes with computing and communication abilities. Data and information from underlying devices are available for management. Industrial edge asset management is designed to cope with heterogeneous connectivity and interoperability. It enhances the autonomous feature of edge nodes to handle complex interrelationships in the field level. In this paper, an asset management node based on Asset Administration Shell is proposed. It focuses on asset management and task allocation to perform self-management and relieve the burden in the cloud. A set of new methods are proposed and applied in a simulated production system. The application shows that the asset management node facilitates to improve efficiency and reduce system complexity.