A Framework of Cyber-Physical System for Smart Cotton Production

The design of efficient solutions that addresses complex flow production problems such as those in cotton production - is one of the major research areas in Cyber-Physical System (CPS) applications. An intelligent cotton production system would enable to collect the massive amounts of data from raw materials, various devices, and the environment. Analytics based on the large amounts of data are important to improve productivity. In this work, a CPS framework for intelligent cotton spinning production is proposed. The framework is divided into four layers: perception, communication, fusion, and control. The following technologies are integrated into cotton production: sensor, communication, data processing, and intelligent control. To deploy the architecture for intelligent and efficient production, key technologies and some open issues are also discussed.