DocumentCode :
2473540
Title :
Implementation of automation agents for batch process automation
Author :
Lepuschitz, Wilfried ; Koppensteiner, Gottfried ; Barta, Manuel ; Nguyen, Thanh Tung ; Reinprecht, Constantin
Author_Institution :
Autom. & Control Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
fYear :
2010
fDate :
14-17 March 2010
Firstpage :
524
Lastpage :
529
Abstract :
To succeed on the ever-changing conditions on the global market, companies are required to rely on flexible production systems. This applies to numerous domains including batch process automation that relies on flexible multipurpose facilities. In this paper we introduce an agent-based approach for batch process automation showing an architecture for a multi-agent system that provides such flexibility. Closed-loop controls are of vital importance in process automation but rely on real-time capabilities not provided by regular agent-based communication. Therefore we provide a solution for real-time capable communication between physical components. To show the feasibility of our approach, we also present a demonstration implementation on a laboratory process plant.
Keywords :
batch production systems; closed loop systems; flexible manufacturing systems; multi-agent systems; process control; production engineering computing; production facilities; agent-based approach; automation agents; batch process automation; closed-loop controls; flexible multipurpose facility; flexible production system; laboratory process plant; multiagent system; Automatic control; Automation; Batch production systems; Control systems; IEC standards; Job shop scheduling; Laboratories; Level control; Multiagent systems; Object oriented modeling;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vi a del Mar
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5695-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5696-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2010.5472745
Filename :
5472745
Link To Document :
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