<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper is to give a preliminary insight regarding the current work in the field of mobile interaction in industrial environments by using established interaction technologies and metaphors from the consumer goods industry. The major objective is the development and implementation of a holistic app-framework, which enables dynamic feature deployment and extension by using mobile apps on industrial field devices. As a result, field device functionalities can be updated and adapted effectively in accordance with well-known appconcepts from consumer electronics to comply with the urgent requirements of more flexible and changeable factory systems of the future. In addition, a much more user-friendly and utilizable interaction with field devices can be realized. Proprietary software solutions and device-stationary user interfaces can be overcome and replaced by uniform, cross-vendor solutions</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to give a preliminary insight regarding the current work in the field of mobile interaction in industrial environments by using established interaction technologies and metaphors from the consumer goods industry. The major objective is the development and implementation of a holistic app-framework, which enables dynamic feature deployment and extension by using mobile apps on industrial field devices. As a result, field device functionalities can be updated and adapted effectively in accordance with well-known appconcepts from consumer electronics to comply with the urgent requirements of more flexible and changeable factory systems of the future. In addition, a much more user-friendly and utilizable interaction with field devices can be realized. Proprietary software solutions and device-stationary user interfaces can be overcome and replaced by uniform, cross-vendor solutions

Using Consumer Electronics and Apps in Industrial Environments – Development of a Framework for Dynamic Feature Deployment and Extension by Using Apps on Field Devices

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Innovative Factory Systems, Trippstadter Straße 122, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

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The aim of this paper is to give a preliminary insight regarding the current work in the field of mobile interaction in industrial environments by using...

Using Consumer Electronics and Apps in Industrial Environments – Development of a Framework for Dynamic Feature Deployment and Extension by Using Apps on Field Devices

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2015

Pages: 81 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0015

Mots clés
field device integration, mobile interaction, consumer electronics, mobile apps

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Using Consumer Electronics and Apps in Industrial Environments – Development of a Framework for Dynamic Feature Deployment and Extension by Using Apps on Field Devices

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2015

Pages: 81 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0015

Mots clésfield device integration, mobile interaction, consumer electronics, mobile apps

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
field device integration, mobile interaction, consumer electronics, mobile apps