From supervisory control to PLC code: a way to speed-up Constructive/Virtual Commissioning of Manufacturing Systems. Issue 4 (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Basile, F.; Ferrara, L.
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 53:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 466
• Page End: 471
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Virtual commissioning -- constructive commissioning -- automation -- supervisory control -- PLCs; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.04.061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This paper demonstrates that it is nowadays possible to successfully adopt a virtual/constructive approach in the contest of automated manufacturing systems. The design and the implementation of the control software is usually not considered a crucial step in the development cycle of these systems but it plays a key role to reduce time and costs of the real commissioning. In this paper, recent computer technology progress, some results from discrete event systems research and a proposed software are exploited to show that a virtual/constructive approach can effectively speed-up the design and the implementation of the control software.