Thesis Work for Integration of novel communication protocols for flexible industrial systems

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This position reports to

R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

ABB Corporate Research Center in Sweden is located in Västerås, about 100 kilometers west of Stockholm. Together with our colleagues in other R&D centers we develop technologies for future products and services for ABB's core businesses. Industry 4.0 is changing the way we understand industrial systems, including process and power automation systems. With flexibility as main requirement, we need novel communication technologies capable of adapting to changes in an automatic manner while ensuring real-time guarantees and reliability. A key step in building the networks of the future is the integration and proper configuration of the different network technologies, which must collaborate to ensure the network provides the intended service to the industrial applications that use it. Details: • Start in January/February 2025 for a duration of 5 months. • 30 ECTS per student • 1-2 students • On site ABB Corporate Research in Västerås - ABB may cover the accommodation Research topics: • What are the key mechanisms in the protocols to support their integration? • How can we integrate the selected industrial communication protocols to support flexible industrial systems. • Which methods or mechanisms can we use to improve the existing infrastructure? • What is the performance of the integration? Goals: • Develop mechanisms to support the integration of industrial communication protocols. • Build a real network to validate and evaluate the integration carried out. Approach: • Set up a distributed control system use case utilizing novel ABB devices. • Propose methods for the integration of protocols for the control application and the network infrastructure. • Evaluate the network capabilities of such components and possibly extend them.

Qualifications for the role

• Drive and interest to work with real-world use cases.
• Background in computer science, embedded systems or similar.
• Basic knowledge of distributed control systems.
• Knowledge about industrial networks.
• Good soft skills and collaborative spirit.

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