Design Guidelines for the Evolutionary Integration of Physical Behaviour Models into Plant Simulations for Production Engineering

Currently, validation during the planning phases of smart production plants is approached very domain-specific. Interdisciplinary use of validation models is rare. Instead, models are often optimized for their single purpose. On the basis of a semi-formal analysis, a model integration concept, which spans different validation phases is proposed. A model for a production station is build based on "Component Behaviour Models" for mechatronic components, which are integrated into a plant simulation. In this publication, a mechanical interface for such integration is proposed and different interface concepts are discussed in order to establish guidelines for the model combination and integration depth, enabling an evolutionary introduction of this concept in practical applications.