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Service centric design methodology for integrated robot-infrastructure systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Abhishek Gupta  and
Dietmar Göhlich
Abhishek Gupta*
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Dietmar Göhlich
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
*
abhishek.gupta@tu-berlin.de

Abstract

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The ongoing development of technology and AI facilitates the emergence of service robots in various application fields. Hence, the development of robot-infrastructure product-service systems (PSS) will become increasingly important. Based on the existing literature we propose a new methodological approach for a joint development of robot and infrastructure in the context of a socio-technical system with various stakeholders. We suggest digital models and physical prototypes to synchronize service and product development. The applicability is demonstrated for autonomous waste management robots.

Keywords

robot-infrastructure systemssmart products engineeringproduct-service systems (PSS)digital prototypingrequirements management

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Systems Engineering and Design
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 2575 - 2584
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