Optimization as One of the Basic Supports of Industry 4.0

Abstract

The term Industry 4.0 was created as part of a strategic document by the German government aimed at integrating the internet of things and services into the production environment (i.e., the formation of cyber-physical systems). One of the basic tools of artificial intelligence is search and optimization. The task of optimization is to search and find the best possible solution from the solution space. When defining product form and structure during product design, structure optimization is among the essential stages. Believing that the product must be optimized, modern CAD systems have begun to implement structure optimization as an option during product design. Based on the previously mentioned in this chapter, heuristic optimization methods will be presented with special reference to genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization, and their application in structure optimization. Some software that offer the option of optimization, either as a separate package or as an option of a CAD system, are given at the end of this work.