PPU Case Study V1.0 High Level Design Early Draft

Industrial automation involves the use of machines, control systems and information technologies in optimizing productivity in the production of goods and delivery of services. The Festo compact process automation (PA) workstation is a piece of laboratory equipment designed for the training of process automation engineers. It consist of programmable logic controller (PLC) rack, output devices (including several valves, a motor, a centrifugal pump etc), input devices (including flow sensor, heat sensor, level sensor, pressure sensor), switches, network of pipes, two storage tanks a heating and a cooling system. This paper presents the automation of liquid control process implemented on the PA workstation using PLC programming, manual liquid process control using Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. These devices and systems are all networked together with the workstation through Ethernet and Field-Bus (Profibus) technology. Process visualization from HMI and SCADA runtime screens are presented and analyzed to validate the integrity of the PA workstation in implementing process control. The results obtained shows that the workstation can mimic most industrial processes and deployable for the enhancement of students' training on process automation.

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)

The technical education sector of the UAE adopts hands-on dominated curricula with the aim of meeting the industrial needs of highly qualified technical personnel with significant practical experience in their field. The utilization of remotely accessible laboratories is one of the technologies that is expected to have a significant role in improving the attainment of hands-on skills. This paper presents the design and implementation of a LabVIEW software interface to remotely control the FESTO MPS PA compact workstations. This workstation is commonly used as laboratory equipment and for training in the process-control filed. To showcase the developed remotely accessible process control laboratory, Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) and ON/OFF controllers were designed and implemented on the system. The proposed remotely accessible process control laboratory offers practical and industrial training over the Internet. This feature could open doors for sharing the laboratory's...

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018

The modularization of process plants is regarded as a promising approach to cope with upcoming requirements in the process industry regarding flexibility. Within the Decentralized Intelligence for Modular Assets Project, a concept has been developed to overcome current deficiencies in implementing modular plants and especially their automation. On one hand, the approach considers a clear separation of engineering efforts into plant-independent module engineering and plant-specific integration engineering. On the other hand, the concept provides a method for the fast integration of a module's automation system into a higher level process control system. To do so, each module provides its process functionality in encapsulated services. The core of the integration method is a file-based description of the module including its services, operating screens, and communication variables. The so-called "module-type package" is currently under standardization by different organizations. This paper presents the general approach as well as current results of the standardization efforts. Furthermore, the results are executed on an application demonstrator to allow a practical assessment. Thus, module engineering and integration engineering, as well as corresponding software tools can be demonstrated. Index Terms-Decentralized control, industrial plants, modular production, module-type package (MTP), process control. I. INTRODUCTION T HE REQUIREMENTS on production in the process industry imposed by the global market have changed considerably over the past decades. These changes are mainly characterized by fluctuating procurement and sales markets (see [1]) as well as the shortening of product life cycles, particularly with

AU Journal of Technology, 2011

Sequential processing is commonly carried out in industrial practices. Programmable Logic Control (PLC) is used to operate such sequential operation. Assumption University of Thailand is providing a laboratory course in Mechatronics Engineering where a modular Mechatronic system (mMs) is introduced and a study of its sequential operation is made. The mMs and PLC are from Bosch Rexroth, Germany. The mMs includes three stations: Station 1 - The Magazine Station, Station 2 - The Pneumatic Processing Station and Station 3 - The Storage Station. This review article will be beneficial to readers interested in getting the quick concept in sequential processing with the Bosch Rexroth mMs. The readers will be able to save their time on initial steps such as sensors and actuators addresses, ‘how to set parameters’ and ‘the sequential flow of the mMs’. Sequential plans written with sequential flow chart (SFC) for three different stations are summarized. After completing laboratory training wit...

Real time and remote control by LabVIEW of MPS Modular Production System and technical education application Summary: The first purpose of this study is to realize real time and remote control of FESTO MPS units. The second purpose is to ensure that this method can be used by other training institutions and companies requiring the subjects covered by the system. Normally, FESTO MPS units are working with the Siemens PLCs, and the PLCs are mounted inside of the system. In this study, the PLCs are cancelled, and National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW graphical sotware and NI FieldPoint devices are used for controlling of the all MPS system. The new developed system is designed in open architecture, and so the students who would like to make experiments in mechatronic, control, electrical, electronic and machinery fields can understand all concepts of the new system.

2009

Mechatronics is a synergistic integration of mechanical, electronic, and control engineering, with computer science. The mechatronics development, which is offering new features and business opportunities at an increasing pace, is driven by technology, increasing competition and legislation. Mechatronics engineering develops new types of components, with tight relations and dependencies between mechanics, electronics, and software domains. New technology implies new types of errors, faults, and error modes, as well as completely new and unforeseen types of emergent behavior. This paper addresses these challenges by proposing a SOA-based collaboration hub that is based on a PLM strategy and model-based systems engineering methods.

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2000

The first purpose of this study is to realize real time and remote control of FESTO MPS units. The second purpose is to ensure that this method can be used by other training institutions and companies requiring the subjects covered by the system. Normally, FESTO MPS units are working with the Siemens PLCs, and the PLCs are mounted inside of the system. In this study, the PLCs are cancelled, and National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW graphical sotware and NI FieldPoint devices are used for controlling of the all MPS system. The new developed system is designed in open architecture, and so the students who would like to make experiments in mechatronic, control, electrical, electronic and machinery fields can understand all concepts of the new system.

… , 2002. 4th IEEE International Workshop on, 2002

Today's control applications are either based on traditional distributed control systems or on programmable logic controllers. They are usually composed of monolithic applications that are almost impossible to integrate and even to expand. Even more, the many different types of commercial fieldbuses resulted in a wide diversity of devices and tools to support the development of Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems (IPMCSs). The demand for integration, both during the development phase as well as during the operational phase is becoming more than evident. In this paper, we present CORFU, an OO framework to improve the engineering process of IPMCSs in terms of reliability, development time and degree of automation. The defined framework embodies an abstract design that is capable to provide solutions for the family of distributed IPMCSs.

IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2014

The requirements of industrial manufacturing indicate a need for reconfiguration and reprogramming process flow, in order to meet changes in the product with the changing market requirements. These changes imply changes in the manufacturing process, which in many cases means changing the layout, reprogramming the systems, etc. The sizes of production lots are getting smaller and the variety of products on the same line has increased. This makes the preparation time of manufacturing devices an important factor in the formation of the final cost. Devices with more autonomy, able to manage themselves and allow a rapid exchange of features are still to be desired in a manufacturing environment, where conventional systems with centralized scheduling, with defined sequence in the central controller and array of features still fall short. But new solutions must be compared in performance with traditional solutions as there are features that traditional systems are performing well, and that are still on the market. Comparing a solution using multi-agent systems and using a solution centric management on a Programmable Logic Controller can clearly define which metric systems have better performance.