5G.NAMICO
Digital transformation now encompasses almost every branch of the German economy and is of immense importance for ensuring companies’ competitiveness and innovative strength. A central aspect of digital transformation is the transformation from conventional and rigid to flexible and adaptive systems. Here, the communication standard 5G offers new possibilities for driving forward the networking of processes and therefore plays a key role as an enabler in digitization. Initial investigations are to be carried out into the use of 5G in construction and mining applications as part of the research project 5G.NAMICO: Networked, Adaptive Mining and Construction. While the industrial use of 5G has so far been limited mainly to industrial production, the research project aims to transfer the knowledge already gained in production. The challenge here is that a 5G communications network for the dynamic and changeable application fields of construction sites and mines, which also has to withstand the adverse environmental conditions in these fields: dust, vibration, humidity, and the ever-changing nature of construction sites.
Duration of the Project
January 2022 until December 2023
Researchers
Hyung Joo Lee (office@ip.rwth-aachen.de) and Ajith Krishnan
