Industry 4.0 embraces the convergence of OT and IT industries to transform manufacturing through the value of zero policies, i.e. zero emissions, zero waste, zero inventory, zero ramp-up time, zero-accidents, etc. To achieve this goal, the foundation of Industry 4.0 lies in unlocking operational information that is today trapped within proprietary manufacturing assets to create smart Cyber Physical Production Systems of Systems (CPPSoS). At the core of these smart CPPSoS we encounter Digital Twins of entire manufacturing processes, which feed on real-time data and are aided by AI algorithms.
5G has been identified as a key enabler for Industry 4.0. The surge of interest in adopting 5G for manufacturing has resulted in regulators opening 5G spectrum for private use, and a breadth of research in industry and academia about how to optimally integrate private and public 5G networks. However, adoption of 5G in manufacturing is still in its very early days and 5G technologies still fall short in fulfilling string manufacturing use cases.
- Sub-project 1: To foster the adoption of 6G technologies in manufacturing environment, 6GSMART-EXP will work on the demonstration of three advanced manufacturing services over 6G networks. The validated services will include: i) holoportation services for remote working, ii) collaborative robotics, and iii) manufacturing digital twins.
- Sub-project 2: To close this gap and ensure the adoption of future 6G technologies in manufacturing environments, 6GSMART-EZ will investigate two key aspects. First, research will be carried out to enhance the KPI performance delivered by today’s Release 16 URLLC, including additional KPIs such as localization accuracy. Second, research will be carried out to simplify the operation of private 5G/6G networks, through the adoption of AI/ML techniques. One innovative SME and one academic partner will collaborate with I2CAT to ensure a successful execution of the project.
- Sub-project 3: To close this gap 6GSMART-ICC will gather a consortium led by i2CAT and two key industrial partners in the telco and cloud domains, which will design and demonstrate a cloud continuum orchestrator tailored to the industrial domain and will investigate on the design of new service delivery models between private and public networks thus contributing to the 6G concept of “network-of-networks”.
- Sub-project 4: To close this gap 6GSMART-S will design and develop advanced manufacturing services, including holographic services for remote assistance, collaborative robotics and manufacturing digital twin. A consortium of key IT and OT Spanish players will contribute in the development of these services.
Related to sub-projects 1 and 2. OPEN, closes on . Link to public tenders portal.
Pipeline de Vídeo Volumétrico con apoyo de Computación en la Nube (Network-assisted volumetric video pipeline). Sistema de captura de vídeo volumétrico multisensor (Multi-sensor volumetric video capturing). Reconstrucción de vídeo volumétrico asistida por procesado en la red (Network-assisted volumetric video reconstruction).
Pipeline de Vídeo Volumétrico con apoyo de Computación en la Nube (Network-assisted volumetric video pipeline). Captura multisensor de Free Viewpoint Video (FVV) (Multi-sensor Free Viewpoint Video (FVV) capturing). Síntesis de Free Viewpoint Video (FVV) asistida por procesado en la red (Network-assisted FVV synthesis).
Pipeline de Vídeo Volumétrico con apoyo de Computación en la Nube (Network-assisted volumetric video pipeline). Streaming Adaptativo de Contenidos Volumétricos en Escenarios Multiusuario (Adaptive Media Streaming for Multi-User Sessions).
Servicios en la Nube para Adaptabilidad y Escalabilidad (In-cloud services for adaptability and scalability). Renderizado Remoto para Contenidos Multimedia Volumétricos (Remote Rendering for Volumetric Media).
- Demonstrators
- Integration in state-of-the-art Social VR platform