Towards 5G-Aware Robot Planning for Industrial Applications

• With the emergence of Industry 4.0, comes an increasing need for multi-robot coordination and communication to efficiently complete joint tasks. A critical technology is the fifth generation (5G) mobile network, which enables multiple robots to execute control tasks with differentiated quality-of-service (QoS) features. However, there has been limited analysis of the impact of real 5G capabilities on multi-agent robot planning problems. In this paper, we provide a review of robot planning algorithms suitable for industrial use-cases, which consider communication aspects in the planning formulation. The paper is further positioned to identify gaps in existing state of the art within communication-aware planning. This is followed by an analysis of key challenges to be targeted at the intersection of 5G, Industry 4.0 and multi-agent robot planning. This analysis is strategically important and would prove useful to academic researchers and industry experts focusing on deployment of robots in industrial settings.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

5G

Industry 4.0

multi-agent system

robot planning

smart factory

wireless networks

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

kon (subject category)