Gamze Söylev Öktem, Siegfried Hackel, Frank Härtig, Jan Loewe, Benjamin Gloger, Justin Jagieniak
The Digital Calibration Certificate (DCC) is an endeavour spearheaded by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) to digitalise the creation of calibration certificates, which is currently analogue (paper based). This paper outlines some new developments of the DCC and describes future planned developments. We present the new Digital SchemaX (DX), which has been developed for DCC version 4. Second, an Envelope Digital Certificate (EDC) has been prepared to collect different calibration items that belong together. Third, a planned new schema for Digital Reference Materials (DRM) is...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.028
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Julia Neumann
Information always transmits a meaning. Human and machine communication relies on both the technological and the semantical exchange of information. The application of controlled vocabulary can support the semantical information exchange if certain interoperability criteria are fulfilled. The commentary paper will give an overview about semantics and semantical interoperability with a focus on controlled vocabulary. As a result, two exemplary semantic representation forms will be analysed. Further possible steps to enhance the semantics in metrological data and how to achieve semantic...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.027
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Juho Nummiluikki, Sari Saxholm, Anu Kärkkäinen, Sami Koskinen
Rapid growth of automation generates increasing need for measurement data, provided by sensors, the interface between real and digital world. In Industry 4.0 scheme the measurement data, including the calibration information, flows through the whole production chain in digital format. We demonstrated a fully digitalized environment for the calibration data generation, transfer, and usage in a Proof of Concept (PoC) project. Various stages of the PoC and different information systems used by the partners Aalto University, VTT MIKES, Beamex, Vaisala and Orion are discussed. The developed and...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.026
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Paul M. Duncan, Nadia A. S. Smith, Marina Romanchikova
In many disciplines, such as physics and engineering, the application of tools to support data metrology is encouraged and embedded in many processes and applications while in the life sciences, medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors these tools are often added as an afterthought, if considered at all. The use of data-driven decision making and the advent of machine learning in these industries has created an urgent demand for harmonised high-quality, instantly available, datasets across domains. The Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reproducible principles are designed to...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.025
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Vashti Galpina, Ian Smith, Jean-Laurent Hippolyte
Trust in current and historical calibration data is crucial. The recently proposed XML schema for digital calibration certificates (DCCs) provides machinereadability and a common exchange format to enhance this trust. We present a prototype web application developed in the programming language Links for storing and displaying a DCC using a relational database. In particular, we leverage the temporal database features that Links provides to capture different versions of a certificate and inspect differences between versions. The prototype is the starting point for developing software to...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.024
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Michael Chrubasik, Chris T.S. Lorch, Paul M. Duncan
Even in today's connected world of measurement, organisations, NMIs and stakeholders across a multitude of disciplines employ their own specialised terminology to convey information relating to measurement, experimentation, and projects. While the terminology used is often governed by existing standards or industry norms, the overlaps between these standards and the breadth and depth of applied language frequently result in confusing terminology landscapes. This introduces significant difficulties for cross-disciplinary and cross-industry collaboration. We present a framework to record...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.023
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Omar-Jair Purata-Sifuentes
Keeping pace with the leading countries on the path to digital transformation in metrology is difficult, especially for small or medium size calibration laboratories (other than the national metrology institutes) in less technologically developed economies. This work aims to illustrate the use of analogue tools to facilitate the selection of digital transformation strategies to follow or even to create one own one. As an example, the tools used to develop digital calibration certificate issuance are shown. These applications can help improve the comprehension of the pathway to digital...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.022
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Alexander Oppermann, Samuel Eickelberg, Paul Kruse
Introducing new information systems in organizations, often result in information sinks that disrupt people’s productivity and prevent a successful change management process. In this paper the Operation Layer is presented. A Cloud Native concept to break up data silos, to streamline workflows and to centralize IT services while maintaining the department’s workflows. This concept will simplify the IT maintenance while flattening the change management curve at the same time.
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.021
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Martin Nicklich, Michael Mende
The digital transition challenges calibration laboratories on many levels. On the one hand, the test items are changing from analog sensors and measuring instruments to fully digital devices (DUT – devices under test) and, on the other hand, the analog printed calibration certificate is increasingly supplemented by digital data exchange or will be replaced by the DCC in the medium term. The authors have to deal with both challenges as manufacturers of calibration systems and as operators of an accredited calibration laboratory. This paper tries to show why both areas are closely linked and...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.020
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Hiroshi Watanabe
In general, manually checking a system log does not scale up, if the log becomes large. The problem also arises the case with checking an audit trail in verification of a measuring instrument under legal control. Software support for the check is critical. In this study, we address an approach to use Runtime Verification techniques for checking an audit trail. As an initial attempt to advance the approach, we consider the formal specifications of an audit trail for the check. Analysing the requirements in guidance OIML D31, we obtained abstract formal specifications for an audit trail. As an...
M4Dconf2022
· TC6
· 2022
· 10.21014/tc6-2022.019
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