Arrowhead Project-A platform perspective

Pär Erik Martinsson, ProcessIT.EU / LTU

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Enable collaborative automation by networked embedded devices

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About Arrowhead • Classical Automation Systems are centralized, DCS, SCADA, PLC

– Pull based– Real-Time– Upper Bound (number of I/O)– “Expensive and Reliable”

• Arrowhead FW for Industrial Automation is distributed and networked– System of Systems built on IoT– Arrowhead Framework: Concepts & Basic Architecture– Everywhere TCP/IP– Service Oriented Architecture

• Cloud (Local) Based Automation Systems– Runtime Binding– Push or Pull– Dynamic - Things can “come and go”– Real Time Properties– Secure and Safe– Inexpensive

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Implementations

• Local Clouds– 22 Demonstrators– 18 Embedded Scandinavia

• Wiki at forge.soa4d.org/projects/arrowhead-f – Documentation– Cookbook – Mandatory core systems: images and code– Tools– System management, orchestration etc.– Test tool– Sample simple service - code– Sample automation services - code

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A Platform?Recorded since 1550, from Middle French plate-forme, literally "flat form", from Middle French plate "flat" (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”)) + forme "form" (from Latin forma)1. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are

made2. A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune3. A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles4. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage5. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models6. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other

specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes

7. (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks8. (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.9. (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern10. (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine11. A flat expanse of rock often as a result of wave erosion

Reasonably Good Definitions of a Platform4. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a

foundation or stage5. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models6. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such

as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/platform

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INNOVATION PROCESS

Platform according to EC?

• A platform constitutes of two parts*– Technology / Technologies– A Business “Concept”

Platform

BusinessConcept

Technology

Techno-EconomicalParadigm

ValuePropositions Customers

Revenue ‘€’ or ‘0’

Product/Service• Scalability• Many Value Propositions • Paying & Non-Paying• Exceptional User Experience

or a High Added Value

*Source: Werner Steinhögel, DG Connect, Artemis Technology Conference, Turin, Oct 5-6, 2015

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GAFA PlatformsCore Technology Business Concept Value

G SW Advertisement Access to (non-paying) costumers

A HW User Experience / Lock in / Feeling

Satisfied (paying) Costumer

F SW Advertisement Access to (non-paying) costumers

A SW Web Hosting (for eCommerce)

Cost reduction for (paying) costumers / Access to (non-paying) costumers

Multi-Sided Business Models (B-B, B-C)Disclaimer: Simplified Model reflecting the opinion of the Author.

• Right to IPR and Ownership• Responsibility for Up Keeping & Maintenance of Platform • Applicability to European Players in Automation and Embedded Systems?

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Arrowhead “Platform”• Technology (Main Contribution)

– Interoperability– Integrability – Key-Enabling Technologies

• Formulating the Business Concept?– All pilots are based on real business cases– Value Propositions based on Business Cases

• Arrowhead Business Concept– Network Connected Units Enable “Smarter”

Automation Systems – Smart == Good == Cheaper, Less engineering,

Better functionality, Higher Revenue, Lower Costs, etc

Platform

BusinessConcept

Technology

Techno-EconomicalParadigm

ValuePropositions Customers

Revenue ‘€’

Product/Service

Arrowhead

Value Chain Involvement • Business Cases / Demonstrators• End Users (Costumers)• Developers (of Technology)• Owners of Value Proposition

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Value PropositionsPilot Name TE Paradigm Value

Proposition

Longer terms technologies for the recharging infrastructure

Power transfer (en-route charging) from road to vehicle relying on contactless and/or wireless energy transfer

Automatic charging while driving EV

Lift Machine Efficiency Integrating a lift with the smart grid improve (new and existing lifts) its energy efficiency and people security

Cost reduction for lift operations (improving "green" image)

Water Distribution Network (1) Integrating the water distribution networks with the smart grid enebale water companies to also sell energy (as an energy provducers at peak hours and energy accumulator at surplus). (2) Better (basecase?) measuring, collecting and analyzing of water network events.

(1) A big battery, and (2) Fewer annoyed customers

Aircraft Maintenance Increased aircraft operational availability exerted by more efficient maintenance through continuously monitoring of aircraft health data and integration and distribution of information from different actors.

More Flight Hours

Condition monitoring of transportation systems

Real time condition monitoring using smart bearings generating information about Remaining Useful Life, RUL.

Uptime of rail transportation equipment

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Innovation Require Commitment

Arrowhead creates Ideas and Solutions (Arrowhead Framework) and Test Prototypes (Demonstrations)

Arrowhead have integrated Pilot Customers and Opinion Leaders in the Innovation Process

Arrowhead provide a competitive edge for the Lead Users and Pilot Customers

• Developing Significant Technological Capabilities require– A lengthy presence (Arrowhead is a 4 year project)– Knowledge Accumulation, i.e. participating in later stages requires participation in early

stages; Tacit- and Codifiable Knowledge (Arrowhead is a large project generating momentum)

– Incremental innovation (Arrowhead framework is developed in generations)

This curve is also known as the Techno-Economical Trajectory

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Summary• A Platform Allows Enterprises to Advance & Constitutes of

– Technology– Business Concept

• Arrowhead Project is Mainly Technology Driven• Open Innovation for Collaborative Automation

– End Users (Costumers)– Developers (of Technology)– Owners of Value Proposition– Business Cases

• Arrowhead Framework is demonstrated in numerous Business Cases• Arrowhead Framework has huge potential to become an established open

platform for industrial automation systems• Platform concept will be furthered developed in Arrowhead CAP• First Products in the Market

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“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

-Henry Ford