| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720107 | IFAC Proceedings Volumes | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Currently, processes in the domain of plant maintenance and machine overhaul are often not transparent and inefficient in their execution. A major share of the overall maintenance time must be dedicated for locating damaged field devices, their explicit identification and time consuming search for additional device-related information such as data sheets and instruction manuals. Based on an application scenario in the SmartFactoryKL, the paper presents how spatial context information can contribute to the optimization of maintenance processes by allowing a faster location of defective field devices within plant infrastructure. As proof of concept, a navigation application is implemented. Based on a wearable computer platform, this application supports maintenance staff with seamless navigation capabilities in order to provide precise guidance to the location where a failure occurred. Furthermore, the paper generally discusses the benefit spatial context information can have for other factory processes with characteristics similar to those of processes in the maintenance domain. In addition to that, future challenges regarding the use of spatial context information in industrial applications and their integration in automation systems are discussed.
