omlox-Testlab

Localization of objects (material, tools, machine parts) is essential in digital production. Fraunhofer IOSB-INA is testing localization solutions at SmartFactoryOWL and the 5G application center established there. A new and particularly interoperable and open localization solution called omlox has now been successfully installed at SmartFactoryOWL. omlox is an open real-time localization standard that enables the interoperability of various localization technologies and services. This makes it possible to provide localization services across manufacturers.

IOSB-INA is involved in the standardization and further development of omlox in the omlox working groups Test and Use-Cases.

Further information on omlox can be found at: https://omlox.com/

• Conformity tests are a prerequisite for omlox certification of hardware and software components: We test your omlox products (core zone, (hub) software) according to the specifications for the certificate types omlox certified air 8, omlox certified hub as well as omlox connectable app and omlox connectable provider.
• Testing in a real production environment allows you to determine the performance of your localization products beyond mere conformity with the omlox standard. We offer you the opportunity to test your products outside of controlled laboratory conditions in our Smart Factory.
• Consulting and further development are also part of our range of services. Benefit from our expertise by letting us support you with your localization projects.

• More transparency in production through asset tracking
• Enrichment of data with location information
• New applications based on location information

• SmartFactoryOWL with flexible support panels under the hall ceiling to accommodate infrastructure for indoor localization
• INArice traverse system for mobile recording of infrastructure for indoor localization in combination with process data acquisition
• omlox infrastructure in the SmartFactoryOWL with 8 satellites and tags from Trumpf with a localization accuracy of up to 30 cm
• 3D lift system Hermann for carrying out localization tests in 3D space
• 5G campus network for carrying out coexistence tests with omlox components

• Hufen, Florian; Siekmann, Timo; Fast, Harry; Flatt, Holger; Schriegel, Sebastian: Positionierung und Vermessung von Komponenten für Indoor-Lokalisierungs- und drahtlose Kommunikationssysteme in Industrieumgebungen. In: Kommunikation in der Automation (KommA 2023), Magdeburg, Nov 2023. 
• Schulte, Bastian; Fast, Harry; Flatt, Holger: Lokalisierung von mobilen intelligenten Werkstückträgern innerhalb einer vollautomatisierten industriellen Fertigungsanlage mittels Bluetooth 5.1. In: Automation 2021, digital, Jun. 2021.
• Project to determine the position of production equipment based on Bluetooth beacons and single-board computers
• Project to develop a localization function for a software solution for the automated, personalized recording of product purchases on a smartphone/Bluetooth basis
• Projects for the localization of a manual screwdriver based on optical sensors to support manual screwing processes in industry
• Flatt, Holger; Koch, Nils ; Guenter, Andrei; Röcker, Carsten; Jasperneite, Jürgen: A Context-Aware Assistance System for Maintenance Applications in Smart Factories based on Augmented Reality and Indoor Localization. In: IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2015), Luxembourg, Sep. 2015
• Koch, Nils; Imtiaz, Jahanzaib; Flatt, Holger; Jasperneite, Jürgen; Voit, Michael; van de Camp, Florian: Vision-based Positioning Enables Scalable User-Context Aware Services for Industrial Applications. In: Bildverarbeitung in der Automation (BVAu), Lemgo, Nov. 2014