Titulo Estágio
Optimized process control for the Industrial Internet of Things
Áreas de especialidade
Comunicações, Serviços e Infraestruturas
Local do Estágio
LCT
Enquadramento
The work to be performed is integrated within the Eureka-Eurostars project OUTERMOST and aims at the study of optimization mechanisms for the control of industrial processes within the context of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Objetivo
The master's thesis work will consist in the study of optimization mechanisms for the control of industrial processes within the context of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). In a first phase, requirements for the IIoT scenario will be identified, including the characterization of the data collected by the industrial sensors as well as the actuation tasks to be performed. Issues such as the amount of data collected, aggregation points, and the latency involved in communications should be considered. This task will require a close interaction with the international partners of the project. Requirements definition will motivate the analysis of the state-of-the-art on optimization solutions for industrial process control within IIoT. Based on this analysis, a first set of approaches will be selected and evaluated. One of the main challenges of this thesis will be the use of real data, collected in the industrial environment, which will provide a unique context for the validation of the different approaches. The results of this thesis will be presented to the project partners and it is planned the most adequate will be selected to be integrated on the final prototype to be implemented in the industrial premises.
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 1
Phase 1 – Overview of the Industrial Internet of Things area (Week 1 – Week 2)
Phase 2 – OUTERMOST process control requirements analysis (Week 2 – Week 5)
Phase 3 – Analysis of state-of-the-art optimization approaches for IIoT (Week 4 – Week 8)
Phase 4 – Specification of the basic IIoT process control model (Week 6 – Week 10)
Phase 5 – Implementation and validation of the basic IIoT process control model (Week 8 – Week 12)
Phase 6 – Writing of first semester report (Week 12 – Week 18)
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 2
Phase 7 – Specification of the advanced IIoT process control models (Week 1 – Week 4)
Phase 8 – Implementation and validation of the advanced IIoT process control models (Week 3 – Week 7)
Phase 9 – Evaluation of the IIoT process control models with real data from the industrial platforms (Week 8 – Week 12)
Phase 10 – Scientific paper writing (Week 6 – Week 14)
Phase 11 – Writing of final report (Week 10 – Week 18)
Condições
A research scholarship will be provided if the applicant satisfies the requirements identified next. This project needs a candidate with excellent programming skills and a very good knowledge in optimization approaches. The advisor should be contacted regarding any questions about these requirements.
Orientador
Marilia Curado
marilia@dei.uc.pt 📩