Module Code - Title:
ME6292
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CYBER-PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The challenge of rapidly transforming from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0, and onto Industry 5.0, cannot be comprehensively addressed by any single manufacturing organisation in isolation. Collaboration and knowledge sharing between industry led consortia and academia, using open licensing models such as Creative Commons (CC), will hold the key to success for Ireland.
This module will provide an open forum where researchers, developers, visionaries and thought leaders share insights into Cyber-Physical manufacturing equipment solutions, which are currently in development, to solve real-world challenges, by The ESE Academy, UL, and others. This collaborative approach minimises the risk of duplication of effort, as we collaborate to rapidly diffuse and disseminate the competencies required to deliver the skills and culture transformation for the manufacturing domain.
Syllabus:
This module will consist of explanations of Emerging Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Solutions. These Solution Overviews will evolve with the changing nature of Industry 4.0. Examples of appropriate solution domains are:
• Digitalisation
• RAMI 4.0 Standards
• Digital Twin and Digital Thread
• Digital Validation
• Process and Systems Validation
• Equipment Procurement
• Equipment Optimisation
• Batch Size of One
• Statistical Process Control
• Adaptive Process Control
• Remote Control
• Remote Maintenance.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Review and prioritise the emerging cyber-physical manufacturing solutions which you will leverage and/or contribute towards.
2. Create and defend a robust justification of how, and why, it is more beneficial for you to collaborate with your peers and publish your work under Creative Commons (CC).
3. Create and defend a robust justification, for the time you must invest to leverage and/or contribute towards one or more cyber-physical manufacturing solutions.
4. Evaluate your existing equipment and suggest what benefits can be achieved by implementing one or more of the emerging cyber-physical manufacturing solutions.
5. Examine, suggest, recommend, and defend appropriate measures to improve one or more of the emerging cyber-physical manufacturing solutions.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the value of joining a community of practice and actively sharing your work under open licensing models such as Creative Commons (CC).
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
N\A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module will be delivered in the format of "Solution Overviews". Each Solution Overview will typically consist of asynchronous presentations, supported by a 1-hour synchronous structured Q&A session hosted by the solution researcher(s), developer(s), visionaries and/or thought leader(s). These asynchronous presentations will
1. Outline the current working practice(s),
2. Explain the key technology/innovation trigger(s) which facilitate the potential transformation,
3. Summarise the Proof of Concept (PoC) work which has been completed to date and
4. Share the roadmap for transformation of Technology Providers and/or the Manufacturing Ecosystem.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Wenger, E.; McDermott, R.; Snyder, W. (2022)
Cultivating communities of practice : a guide to managing knowledge,
, Harvard Business School Press
Kumar, Kaushik ; Zindani, Divya ; Davim, J. Paulo (2020)
Industry 4.o: Developments towards the fourth industrial revolution
, Springer Singapore
Other Relevant Texts:
Culp, Barbara D. (2019)
Professional Learning Communities,
, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Chakravarthi, Veena S (2021)
nternet of Things and M2M Communication Technologies: Architecture and Practical Design Approach to IoT in Industry 4.0
, Springer
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
PDEQSETPA - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MEEQSETPA - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (APPRENTICESHIP)
MPPPRPTPA - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
eoin.hinchy@ul.ie