Programmable Logic Controllers in the Context of Industry 4.0

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are an established platform, widely used throughout industrial automation but poorly understood among researchers. This article gives an overview of the state of the practice, explaining why this settled technology persists throughout industry and presenting a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on industrial informatics Jg. 17; H. 5; S. 3523 - 3533
Hauptverfasser: Sehr, Martin A., Lohstroh, Marten, Weber, Matthew, Ugalde, Ines, Witte, Martin, Neidig, Joerg, Hoeme, Stephan, Niknami, Mehrdad, Lee, Edward A.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway IEEE 01.05.2021
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Schlagworte:
Automation
computer integrated manufacturing
embedded software
IEC Standards
Industrial applications
Industries
Industry 4.0
Informatics
manufacturing automation
Programmable logic controllers
Programming
real-time systems
Reliability
Software
ISSN:1551-3203, 1941-0050
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Zusammenfassung:Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are an established platform, widely used throughout industrial automation but poorly understood among researchers. This article gives an overview of the state of the practice, explaining why this settled technology persists throughout industry and presenting a critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the dominant programming styles for today's PLC-based automation systems. We describe the software execution patterns that are standardized loosely in IEC 61131-3. We identify opportunities for improvements that would enable increasingly complex industrial automation applications while strengthening safety and reliability. Specifically, we propose deterministic, distributed programming models that embrace explicit timing, event-triggered computation, and improved security.
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ISSN:1551-3203
1941-0050
DOI:10.1109/TII.2020.3007764