Title :
Evaluation of modeling notations for basic software engineering in process control
Author :
Vogel-Heuser, Birgit ; Friedrich, David ; Bristol, Edgar H.
Author_Institution :
Wuppertal Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Process engineers and process control engineers need to discuss the functionality of a plant in an early phase of a project. A "language" to communicate between these different skilled engineers is necessary, which is based on the requirements of the process itself. The quality of the notion is strongly depending on an appropriate modeling concept for the process characteristics. The use of ICL (idiomatic control language) and UML (unified modeling language) will be compared and evaluated for modeling in basic engineering. It addresses to process engineers, process control engineers and technicians. The model should be used for code generation for PLC or DCS systems.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; process control; production engineering computing; programmable controllers; simulation languages; software engineering; specification languages; DCS systems; PLC systems; code generation; idiomatic control language; modeling languages; modeling notation evaluation; process control; process control engineers; process engineers; programmable logic controller; software engineering; technicians; unified modeling language; Automation; Costs; Distributed control; IEC standards; Manufacturing industries; Open loop systems; Process control; Programmable control; Software engineering; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 2003. IECON '03. The 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7906-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2003.1280586
