This document collects the preliminary research to define the formats used for the digital representation of data managed across the different tools and solutions of the i4Q project.
The objective is to align the formats used for the distribution and storage of data generated during supply chain processes, particularly in manufacturing and maintenance operations as they are strongly connected to manufacturing quality. The consortium has identified a set of well-known standards models and ontologies adopted in the manufacturing domain, such as B2MML, AutomationML, CAEX, PLCOpen, COLLADA, MTConnect, MIMOSA and more. This document analyses the different specifications and based on these standards, proposes an alignment with the reference architecture and a set of general guidelines and action points to ease data interoperability, exchange and processing.
The main objective is that this document sets the basis for the specification of the data modelsand ontologies that will drive the flow and exchange of digital data across different tools and platforms.
Along with a deep SOTA analysis this document will provide the interoperability specification to be used while defining the different viewpoints of the i4Q Reference Architecture, as well as during the implementation phase in the following work-packages
