On the execution of discrete event systems as sequential function charts

Author

Hellgren, Anders ; Fabian, Martin ; Lennartson, Bengt

Author_Institution

Control & Autom. Lab., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

428

Lastpage

433

Abstract

The transition between the supervisory control theory (SCT) and its implementation in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is not straightforward. This is mainly due to the fact that the SCT is stated in an event based asynchronous setting whilst PLCs are signal based and synchronous. Based on Petri nets the PLC programming language, the sequential function chart (SFC), is an ideal choice for this transition. However, the transition requires detailed knowledge of how the PLC and SFCs work. We present different execution models for SFCs and compare them with the international standard IEC 1131-3

Keywords

Petri nets; discrete event systems; flexible manufacturing systems; production control; programmable controllers; IEC 1131-3; Petri nets; discrete event systems; flexible manufacturing systems; production control; programmable logic controllers; sequential function charts; Automata; Automatic control; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Discrete event systems; IEC standards; Manufacturing systems; Petri nets; Programmable control; Supervisory control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Applications, 2001. (CCA '01). Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mexico City

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6733-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCA.2001.973903

Filename

973903