Multi-agent systems have been successfully used in a number of industrial applications. However, in the domain of industrial automation systems, little practical experience about the use of agents in such a demanding environment exists. Nowadays automation systems face new challenges and therefore new concepts are needed to meet them. This paper presents a vision of using agents within industri...

It is indeed difficult to say that analogue controllers are definitely better than digital controllers. The point is, they both work. Analogue controllers are based on mechanical parts that cause changes to the process via the final control element. Again like final control elements, these moving parts are subjected to wear and tear over time and that causes the response of the process to be so...

In this paper we present a remotely accessed experiment on industrial automation. Using this remote access, students may verify the correctness of their previous work and increase the productivity of laboratory classes. The experiment provides a web page for interfacing with a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) which controls an electro-pneumatic process. Students may remotely download the pro...

Automation is the use of management systems and information technology to manage equipment, industrial machinery and processes, reducing the necessity for human intervention. Within the scope of industrial enterprise, automation may be a step beyond mechanization. Home automation is use of one or additional computers to manage basic home functions and options automatically and generally remotel...

We identified a set of open issues in the context of software aging and long-living systems with respect to the application domain of industrial automation systems, e.g. process control [7] and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems. Existing systems in the automation domain suffer from expensive evolution and maintenance as well as from long release cycles. One of the root ca...

It is hard to imagine modern industrial automation without communication via the Industrial Ethernet protocol. Even though its use has been discussed for many years, the technology has gained widespread acceptance among users and is employed in a wide range of applications. In the market, several competing approaches have become established. The manufacturers of automation products are now face...

Reuse approaches like domain engineering are increasingly shifted from software to system engineering. This results in new challenges to be faced by domain repositories, in which the reusable artifacts are stored. This paper describes the specific requirements for domain repositories for industrial automation systems and proposes a possibility to structure domain repository contents. The result...

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Ethernet has become increasingly popular in automation, due to its easy integration with other networks but also for its low costs and commercial availability. Characteristics like real-time capabilities required in automation have also been added and now form Industrial Ethernet allowing its deployment in application areas formerly reserved for dedicated fieldbus systems. Due to the vertical i...