Title :
Modelling and implementing the control of automated production systems using statecharts and PLC programming languages
Author :
Machado, Jose M. ; Louni, Farid ; Faure, Jean-Marc ; Lesage, Jean-Jacques ; Ferreira da Silva, Jaime C. L. ; Roussel, Jean-Marc
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the applicability of statecharts for the discrete control of production systems. We show first how it is possible to build a control model described with the statecharts formalism and taking into account : The operating modes and the physical structure of the system; The behaviour of different kinds of actuators. Then we present a method enabling one to obtain a PLC program in IEC 61131-3 languages from the statecharts model previously elaborated. An application example illustrates these two points.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; diagrams; discrete event systems; production control; programmable controllers; programming languages; APS; PLC programming language; actuator behaviour; automated production system; discrete control; production system control; statechart formalism; Actuators; Biological system modeling; Europe; Facsimile; IEC standards; Production systems; Automated Production Systems; Discrete Events Systems; IEC 61131-3 languages; Statecharts;
Conference_Titel :
Control Conference (ECC), 2001 European
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9524173-6-2
