A Reference Architecture for AI-Driven Industrial Equipment Life Cycle Boosting Agility, Sustainability and Resilience

Abstract

This paper presents the Reference Architecture (RA) framework of AIDEAS project and the Machine Passport, aiming to improve European machine manufacturing companies' sustainability, agility, and resilience within the industry 4.0 paradigm. This AIDEAS reference architecture, representing a three-tier pattern of Edge, Platform/Data and Enterprise layers as well as four functional domains, namely Application, Business, Information and Edge, provides a structured view of the infrastructure from the immediate interactions at the edge to the overall management of business processes and data flow and serves as basis for the description of solutions developed in AIDEAS. The Machine Passport, a core element of the AIDEAS ecosystem, is an intelligent platform that facilitates acquiring, managing, and exchanging manufacturing data at various lifecycle stages. This solution ensures traceability, scalability, security, and interoperability, contributing to the comprehensive monitoring of machine conditions throughout the lifecycles of industrial assets. In the context of Industry 4.0, the AIDEAS project presents an innovative approach to industrial data management, fostering sustainability and advancing the capabilities of European machine manufacturing companies.