Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept

Ireneusz Smolka; Jacek Stoj; Piotr Gaj; Marcin Fojcik

doi:10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020996

Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept

Department of Distributed Systems and Informatic Devices (RAU/RAU8)

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

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Abstract

Modern industrial systems require more and more flexibility and mobility; furthermore the quantity of data generated by them is great. In some cases, classical wired networks are not feasible due to the type of device itself (e.g., AGV) or its location. In such cases wireless communication is the only solution. The then, the choice of appropriate communication protocol, especially in an industrial system, is crucial. The paper presents an approach of using a wireless connection in EtherCAT network, which in principle is a wired solution. Therefore, for wireless communication upper layer protocol has to be implemented. Here, Software Defined Networks SDN technology is used. SDN allows for dynamic and programmable infrastructure management and monitoring of network traffic. The proposed solution was compared in terms of performance to a standard wired connection. To do this research and confirm the theoretical assumptions industrial devices like PLC controllers, remote IO stations and servo drives were used. The paper shows limitations resulting from this type of communication and the possibility to reduce their significance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022
Editors	Shusaku Tsumoto, Yukio Ohsawa, Lei Chen, Dirk Van den Poel, Xiaohua Hu, Yoichi Motomura, Takuya Takagi, Lingfei Wu, Ying Xie, Akihiro Abe, Vijay Raghavan
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	6337-6346
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665480451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020996
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022 - Osaka, Japan Duration: 17 Dec 2022 → 20 Dec 2022

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Name	Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022

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Conference	2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	17/12/22 → 20/12/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

EtherCAT
NCS
OpenFlow
OpenWRT
SDN
industrial Ethernet
networked control systems
real-time
software defined networks
wireless communication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Modeling and Simulation
Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Control and Optimization

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Smolka, I., Stoj, J., Gaj, P., & Fojcik, M. (2022). Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept. In S. Tsumoto, Y. Ohsawa, L. Chen, D. Van den Poel, X. Hu, Y. Motomura, T. Takagi, L. Wu, Y. Xie, A. Abe, & V. Raghavan (Eds.), Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022 (pp. 6337-6346). (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020996

Smolka, Ireneusz ; Stoj, Jacek ; Gaj, Piotr et al. / Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept. Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022. editor / Shusaku Tsumoto ; Yukio Ohsawa ; Lei Chen ; Dirk Van den Poel ; Xiaohua Hu ; Yoichi Motomura ; Takuya Takagi ; Lingfei Wu ; Ying Xie ; Akihiro Abe ; Vijay Raghavan. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. pp. 6337-6346 (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022).

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Smolka, I , Stoj, J , Gaj, P & Fojcik, M 2022, Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept. in S Tsumoto, Y Ohsawa, L Chen, D Van den Poel, X Hu, Y Motomura, T Takagi, L Wu, Y Xie, A Abe & V Raghavan (eds), Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022. Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 6337-6346, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022, Osaka, Japan, 17/12/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020996

Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept. / Smolka, Ireneusz ; Stoj, Jacek ; Gaj, Piotr et al.
Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022. ed. / Shusaku Tsumoto; Yukio Ohsawa; Lei Chen; Dirk Van den Poel; Xiaohua Hu; Yoichi Motomura; Takuya Takagi; Lingfei Wu; Ying Xie; Akihiro Abe; Vijay Raghavan. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. p. 6337-6346 (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022).

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Smolka I , Stoj J , Gaj P, Fojcik M. Communication between AGV and standalone station via EtherCAT using WiFi - proof of concept. In Tsumoto S, Ohsawa Y, Chen L, Van den Poel D, Hu X, Motomura Y, Takagi T, Wu L, Xie Y, Abe A, Raghavan V, editors, Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. p. 6337-6346. (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022). doi: 10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020996

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