Enhanced IEC 61499 system model for evolution of control applications in distributed Industrial-Process Measurement and Control Systems

AbstractThe Industrie 4.0 initiative emphasizes the consistent digitalization and linking of all productive units, including the definition of industrial control systems. This work proposes a model-based approach to develop Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems. It uses modern software technologies but software complexity is wrapped using the notation, syntax and semantics of the field. It is UML modeling tool independent, due to the definition of domain profiles. It is also PLC programming tool independent, as the software architecture is generated following the PLCopen XML standard.

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Function blocks for industrial-process measurement and control systems

10.3403/02644695u ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Control Systems ◽

Industrial Process ◽

Process Measurement ◽

Function Blocks ◽

And Control ◽

Measurement And Control

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Zero-Downtime Reconfiguration of Distributed Control Logic in Industrial Automation and Control

Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-086-0.ch003 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 55-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas Strasser ◽

Alois Zoitl ◽

Martijn Rooker

Keyword(s):

Control Systems ◽

New Technologies ◽

Reference Model ◽

Industrial Process ◽

Control Logic ◽

Control Applications ◽

Automation And Control ◽

Engineered Systems ◽

And Control ◽

Iec 61499

Future manufacturing is envisioned to be highly flexible and adaptable. New technologies for efficient engineering of reconfigurable systems and their adaptations are preconditions for this vision. Without such solutions, engineering adaptations of Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems (IPMCS) will exceed the costs of engineered systems by far and the reuse of equipment will become inefficient. Especially the reconfiguration of control applications is not sufficiently solved by state-of-the-art technology. This chapter gives an overview of the use of reconfiguration applications for zero-downtime system reconfiguration of control applications on basis of the standard IEC 61499 which provides a reference model for distributed and reconfigurable control systems. A new approach for the reconfiguration of IEC 61499 based control application and the corresponding modeling is discussed. This new method significantly increases engineering efficiency and reuse in component-based IPMCS.

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Zero-Downtime Reconfiguration of Distributed Control Logic in Industrial Automation and Control

Industrial Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1945-6.ch109 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 2024-2051

Author(s):

Thomas Strasser ◽

Alois Zoitl ◽

Martijn Rooker

Keyword(s):

Control Systems ◽

New Technologies ◽

Reference Model ◽

Industrial Process ◽

Control Logic ◽

Control Applications ◽

Automation And Control ◽

Engineered Systems ◽

And Control ◽

Iec 61499

Future manufacturing is envisioned to be highly flexible and adaptable. New technologies for efficient engineering of reconfigurable systems and their adaptations are preconditions for this vision. Without such solutions, engineering adaptations of Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems (IPMCS) will exceed the costs of engineered systems by far and the reuse of equipment will become inefficient. Especially the reconfiguration of control applications is not sufficiently solved by state-of-the-art technology. This chapter gives an overview of the use of reconfiguration applications for zero-downtime system reconfiguration of control applications on basis of the standard IEC 61499 which provides a reference model for distributed and reconfigurable control systems. A new approach for the reconfiguration of IEC 61499 based control application and the corresponding modeling is discussed. This new method significantly increases engineering efficiency and reuse in component-based IPMCS.

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