Interdisciplinary Engineering Methodology for changeable Cyber-Physical Production Systems

Fluctuating market demands and increasing demand for customized products require reactive production environments. Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) describe the integration of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) in production systems in order to enhance their changeability by modularization. Production systems thereby become changeable, but also more complex. There is only little experience in engineering modular CPS-based systems for the production. An adequate methodology can provide a guideline and support engineers in the complex design process. Hence, this paper proposes an interdisciplinar methodology for engineering modular CPPS.