Automatic parameter estimation for reusable software components of modular and reconfigurable cyber-physical production systems in the domain of discrete manufacturing

The main feature of Cyber-Physical Production Systems is its adaptability. They adapt quickly to new requirements such as new products or product variants. Nowadays, a bottleneck is the automation system, for which high manual engineering efforts are needed: Today, on-site technicians write and rewrite automation software, configure real-time communication protocols and create system configurations consisting of machine timing, physical dimensions of products, sensitivity and motor control accelerations and velocities. Cyber-Physical Production Systems often solve this dilemma by relying on reusable software components which are composed in the overall automation software. However, this solution comes with a price, reusable software components need free parameters to adjust to the individual production configurations.