VWS4LS
Asset Administration Shell for the Wire Harness
Development of an interoperable digital twin for the value chain of the wire harness.
Overview
The Wire Harness is one of the most complex and expensive individual components in the modern automobile. Due to the ever-increasing number of sensors, functions and variants, the complexity of the wiring harness will continue to increase in the future. On the other hand, the highly manual nature of production in "best cost countries" jeopardizes delivery reliability and thus the resilience of the entire supply chain. All of these factors point to potential for improvement through automation and digital consistency across the entire value chain and therefore offer a concrete use case for the digital transformation of the automotive and vehicle industry.
Figure [The Wire Harness in the vehicle (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG, www.bordnetze.eu)]
The projectAsset Administration Shell for the Wire Harness"(VWS4LS) emerged from the"Innovation Initiative Wire Harness"(IILS) and the"Standardization Initiative Wire Harness"(SILS), as a funded joint project within the framework of the German government's economic stimulus package 35c"Future Investments for Vehicle Manufacturers and the Supplier Industry"(Kopa 35c).
The project duration was set from December 2021 to December 2024, with the industrial partners listed here.