• DocumentCode
    1347817
  • Title

    The Evolution of Factory and Building Automation

  • Author

    Sauter, Thilo ; Soucek, Stefan ; Kastner, Wolfgang ; Dietrich, Dietmar

  • Author_Institution
    Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    This article gives an overview of the general concepts, underlying technologies, similarities, and differences in the factory and building automation fields and explores issues and trends. Particular emphasis is put on the information aspects in automation, such as communication and integration, that used to be a central topic during the last few decades and are being addressed by maturing solutions only recently.
  • Keywords
    building management systems; factory automation; building automation evolution; factory automation evolution; Buildings; Construction industry; Manufacturing automation; Process control; Production facilities; Workstations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1932-4529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIE.2011.942175
  • Filename
    6042563
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1347817