Reconfiguration architecture for updates of automation systems during operation

Priego, Rafael; Schütz, Daniel; Vogel‐Heuser, Birgit; Marcos, Marga

doi:10.1109/etfa.2015.7301425

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“…The combination of the MAS and the IEC 61131-3 is addressed in [21]. The authors extend previous works with an architecture, which provides reconfiguration mechanisms intended to reconfigure the IEC 61131-3 control software using a multiagent system.…”

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confidence: 95%

Methodological Approach for Developing Reconfigurable Automation Systems

Sarachaga

Burgos

Álvarez

et al. 2020

IEEE Trans. Ind. Inf.

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One challenge for the designers of the current industrial control systems consists of assuring the system reconfiguration at runtime, envisaged at system design time. This article focuses specifically on the fault tolerance to controller failures (as it is the most complex challenge) aiming at redistributing the responsibilities at runtime in order to finish the current production plan. Its applicability is illustrated by means of a case study that consists of a reconfigurable control application based on the IEC 61131-3 for a flexible assembly cell. A prototype software tool guides the developer during the development process. This approach contributes to develop more flexible control systems because they can react in case of a controller failure, to increase the system availability during its operation and to reduce the production downtimes to perform the maintenance tasks.

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Section: Table I Assessment Of Related Workmentioning

confidence: 95%

Methodological Approach for Developing Reconfigurable Automation Systems

Sarachaga

Burgos

Álvarez

et al. 2020

IEEE Trans. Ind. Inf.

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“…Vogel-Heuser et al analyzed common error handling strategies in industrial PLC code and developed performance metrics to evaluate real-time error detection and error coverage for the CPPS domain [28]. Besides, [29] developed a concept for reconfiguration in case of a PLC error and distinguished different methods of error reaction depending on error severity and system state. Similarly, [30] use a model-based approach to define restart points after a control error.…”

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confidence: 99%

Boosting Extra-Functional Code Reusability in Cyber-Physical Production Systems: The Error Handling Case Study

Vogel‐Heuser

Fischer

Hess³

et al. 2022

IEEE Trans. Emerg. Topics Comput.

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Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) are long-living and mechatronic systems, which include mechanics, electrics/electronics and software. The interdisciplinary nature combined with challenges and trends in the context of Industry 4.0 such as a high degree of customization, small lot sizes and evolution cause a high amount of variability. Mastering the variability of functional control software, e.g., different control variants of an actuator type, is itself a challenge in de veloping and reusing CPPS software. This task becomes even more complex when considering extra-functional software such as operating modes, diagnosis and error handling. These software parts have high interdependencies with functional software, often involving the human-machine interface (HMI) to enable the intervention of operators. This paper illustrates the challenges in documenting the dependencies of these software parts including their variability using family models. A procedural and an object-oriented concept for implementing error handling, which represents an extra-functional task with high dependencies to functional software and the HMI, are proposed. The suitability of both concepts to increase the software's reusability and, thus, its flexibility in the context of Industry 4.0 is discussed. Their comparison confirms the high potential of the object-oriented extension of IEC 61131-3 to handle planned reuse of extra-functional CPPS software successfully.

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“…The dynamic elements are generated automatically from simulation models of manufacturing systems developed in 3D based virtual engineering tools. Besides, Priego, Schtz, Vogel-Heuser, and Marcos (2015) present an architecture that allows the automatic generation and update of IEC 61131 control code. It comprises several models for describing the components and operations of a plant as well as the work pieces and hardware components of PLCs.…”

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Knowledge-based cyber-physical systems for assembly automation

Merdan¹,

Hoebert²,

List³

et al. 2019

Production & Manufacturing Research

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Current assembly systems are handling the increased requirements for mass customization with difficulties and need to be updated with new approaches and technologies. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) auto-configuration is regarded as an important asset towards automation components, which autonomously embed themselves into the system. In this context, knowledge-based technologies pave the way for highly flexible and reconfigurable CPS. This paper introduces and demonstrates a model-driven engineering approach for automatically configuring the control layer of a CPS based on knowledge representation of the environment and component capabilities. The approach encompasses a control architecture that is tested in two industrial use cases. The first case employs a configuration infrastructure for control software based on IEC 61499 to automatically configure the hardwarenear control layer of a CPS within an assembly line. The second case is concerned with autonomously generating assembly plans, which are then transformed into actions that an industrial robot sequentially executes.

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Reconfiguration architecture for updates of automation systems during operation

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Methodological Approach for Developing Reconfigurable Automation Systems

Methodological Approach for Developing Reconfigurable Automation Systems

Boosting Extra-Functional Code Reusability in Cyber-Physical Production Systems: The Error Handling Case Study

Knowledge-based cyber-physical systems for assembly automation

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