A Virtual Collaborative Platform for Education in the Design and Simulation of Aeronautics Equipment: The Teaching Factory 5.0 Paradigm

6 Pages Posted: 1 Apr 2022

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Dimitris Mourtzis

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece

John Angelopoulos

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece

Nikos Panopoulos

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece

Date Written: March 31, 2022

Abstract

Aviation equipment is one of the key transportations means. Aircrafts are used in our everyday lives for the transportation of humans as well as goods. Despite the fact that aircraft transportations are among the safest transportation media, there is still need for the design and development of more robust and safe aircrafts. Therefore, highly trained, and skilled engineers are required for the design and manufacturing of aviation aircrafts. On the other hand, during the Industry 4.0, cutting-edge digital technologies and techniques are constantly being developed in order to enable the seamless communication between machines (Machine-2-Machine – M2M) as well as between humans and machines (Human-Machine Interface – HMI), such as Extended Reality (XR), Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence (AI) etc. Therefore, new opportunities are arising regarding the education of young engineers based on the integration of the above-mentioned technologies in the design and development of modern aeronautics equipment. In an attempt to tackle this issue, the aim of this research work is to lay the foundations for setting-up a virtual collaborative platform, supported by XR technologies in order to facilitate young engineers become more familiar with aeronautics equipment. Consequently, in this research work, the design and development of a platform based on XR technologies is presented, for the setup of a Teaching Factory project for training young engineers in aeronautics engineering. More specifically, the concept of the paper is based on the utilization of virtual aeronautics equipment, by creating their Digital Twins, in order to familiarize the students with the modules of aircrafts, consider their limitations, and simulate their operation in a safe environment. Further to that, the collaboration between multiple users is supported by the implementation of human Digital Twins.

Keywords: Teaching Factory 5.0, Aeronautics Engineering, Extended Reality

Suggested Citation

Mourtzis, Dimitris and Angelopoulos, John and Panopoulos, Nikos, A Virtual Collaborative Platform for Education in the Design and Simulation of Aeronautics Equipment: The Teaching Factory 5.0 Paradigm (March 31, 2022). Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Learning Factories (CLF 2022), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4071869 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4071869

Dimitris Mourtzis (Contact Author)

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece ( email )

Greece

John Angelopoulos

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece ( email )

Greece

Nikos Panopoulos

Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece ( email )

Greece

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