The Asset Administration Shell of Operator in the Platform of Industry 4.0

We discuss the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) concept of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), characterizing the current status of industrial automation and outlining the advantages of more deeply digitized manufacturing where the AAS is employed. In the proposed analysis, the basic subjects are apply complemented with possible submodels and standards of the Asset Administration Shell (identification, communication, engineering, configuration, safety, security, life cycle status, energy efficiency, condition monitoring, and examples of AAS-based applications). An exemplary interaction pattern directed towards the domain, or specific submodels in the AAS, is also introduced in the given context. Further, the authors propose a specific digital example of an operator using a smart jacket.