Subprojects

Research into such integrated value creation in a changeable, autonomous production system is accompanied by major challenges and requires comprehensive scientific consideration. The challenges of the circular factory with regard to this vision lie in particular in the uncertainty of used products due to individual and uncertain product states. The solution approach within the framework of the CRC project is therefore based on a high degree of flexibility, adaptability and autonomy of all production resources on the store floor, which adapt independently to constantly changing framework conditions and challenges. This results in the project area C: Integrated value creation planned in the CRC project (see figure).

Enabling learning production resources in the circular factory requires the detection and interpretation of uncertain objects and processes. The focus here is on the multi-sensory perception of products and people. People therefore play a central role at all times, as they represent a source of knowledge with regard to constantly new products or product generations and variants, as well as for changing framework conditions that arise due to external complexity. The solution approach within the framework of the CRC project thus pursues the multi-sensory recording and modeling of the unique product instance as well as the human process execution. This results in the project area B planned in the CRC project : Multi-sensory perception (see figure).

Rigid a priori planning and control of the closed-loop factory are not suitable due to the prevailing uncertainties. Instead, robust and at the same time dynamic order planning and dynamic scheduling are required to ensure that the circular factory can react quickly. As part of the Collaborative Research Center, the overarching design and control of the circular factory as an overall system is to be researched, resulting in the planned project area A: Product-Production-CoDesign (see figure).

Structure of the Collaborative Research Center 1574 Circular Factory for the Perpetual Product.