Conceptual Thoughts on Biointelligent Embedded Systems and Operating Systems Architecture

Biointelligent systems are among the most important enablers for a sustainable transformation of industry. The convergence of bioware, hardware and software generates completely new system architectures that allow products to be manufactured and utilized more decentralized, autonomous, and demand-driven. With the increasing amount of (heterogeneous) production data required for this and the need for real-time capability, the importance of edge computing is growing. To fulfill the demand for edge computing, the requirement for intelligent high-end embedded systems, together with an operating system, for future production has grown. After a series of recent publications describing the basic principles of the necessary information technology networking of biological and technical systems, we introduce the concept of a biointelligent, embedded system, discuss its need for an operating system and place it in a larger system context. By comparing the use of embedded operating systems in digital product systems, necessities of an operating system in biointelligent systems are derived, e.g. managing resources, guaranteeing real-time processing, mastering complexity, ensuring usability and increasing security. Upon the evaluation of the fulfillment of existing embedded operating systems to these necessities, we derive white spots for future research.