Industrial
Metaverse
Merging physical and virtual space
Your contact persons
Dr. Ing. Frederick Wulle
Research Coordinator
ARENA2036 e.V.
Heike Wohlfeld
Research Coordinator
ARENA2036 e.V.
Use case Connection of control data
Real data from a robot system increases the level of detail for digital twins in the Industrial Metaverse
Virtual process design with digital twins - using the example of a robot system
How can modern robot systems be simulated, monitored and optimized in real time? An innovative application for virtual process design with digital twins was realized on the ARENA2036 shofloor. At the center of this is a state-of-the-art Stäubli robot cell, developed in cooperation with ARENA2036, ISG, ISW, Collectu and the NVIDIA Omniverse platform.
Asset connectivity with Stäubli robots
The ISG's Stäubli robot system is operated via a Beckhoff controller and digitally simulated using the ISG-virtuos simulation software. The special feature: the real robot cell communicates continuously with its digital image - the so-called digital twin. This connection enables virtual process design in real time, which significantly outperforms conventional simulation methods.
The physical system is connected via Beckhoff Industrial PCs with TwinCAT control software. The recorded process data is fed into the Collectu.de platform via a connectivity solution. There it is read out, structured and made accessible for further applications.
Connection to the NVIDIA Omniverse
A real highlight is the integration into the NVIDIA Omniverse platform. A specially developed Data Connector from Collectu creates a digital twin of the robot system - fed with live data. The real system is thus virtually mapped in an interactive 3D environment. In this environment, maintenance scenarios, collisions or process optimizations can be realistically tested - all without interfering with ongoing operations.