A software framework for coping with heterogeneity in the shopfloor

The CIM framework pursues the integration of components in a manufacturing enterprise by means of computer systems. This, however, may be obstructed due to heterogeneity in the field: programmable controllers, robots, sensors and actuators, etc. in communications: different kinds of networks and/or...

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Published in:Assembly automation Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 333 - 342
Main Authors: Fernández-Madrigal, Juan-Antonio, Galindo, Cipriano, Cruz-Martín, Ana, González, Javier
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2007
Subjects:
Actuators
Applications programs
Assembly lines
Automation
CIM
Component parts
Computer integrated manufacturing
Design
Design engineering
Fault tolerance
Flexibility
Flexible manufacturing systems
Hardware
Heterogeneity
Integrated approach
Interoperability
Manufacturing
Object oriented programming
Open source software
Optimization
Programmable logic controllers
Programming languages
Real time
Robotics
Software
Studies
ISSN:2754-6969, 2754-6977
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Abstract The CIM framework pursues the integration of components in a manufacturing enterprise by means of computer systems. This, however, may be obstructed due to heterogeneity in the field: programmable controllers, robots, sensors and actuators, etc. in communications: different kinds of networks and/or field buses; and in the programming tools for all these devices. Thus a solution is needed to integrate heterogeneous software/hardware components in a well-defined and flexible fashion. This paper seeks to address these issues. This paper proposes a metalanguage, called H, and a set of tools that serve for designing, implementing, deploying, and debugging distributed heterogeneous software on the shopfloor. The metalanguange includes fault-tolerance and real-time mechanisms, among other features. The use of a framework that can integrate different software and hardware components enables the engineer to take advantage of the best features of each existing technology. The use of object-oriented techniques, concurrent and distributed programming, and the isolation of heterogeneous parts, have also important benefits in the reusability and optimality of the solutions.
AbstractList Purpose – The CIM framework pursues the integration of components in a manufacturing enterprise by means of computer systems. This, however, may be obstructed due to heterogeneity in the field: programmable controllers, robots, sensors and actuators, etc. in communications: different kinds of networks and/or field buses; and in the programming tools for all these devices. Thus a solution is needed to integrate heterogeneous software/hardware components in a well‐defined and flexible fashion. This paper seeks to address these issues.Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes a metalanguage, called H, and a set of tools that serve for designing, implementing, deploying, and debugging distributed heterogeneous software on the shopfloor. The metalanguange includes fault‐tolerance and real‐time mechanisms, among other features.Findings – The use of a framework that can integrate different software and hardware components enables the engineer to take advantage of the best features of each existing technology. The use of object‐oriented techniques, concurrent and distributed programming, and the isolation of heterogeneous parts, have also important benefits in the reusability and optimality of the solutions.Practical implications – The use of a metalanguage like H, that separates the parts of the application that depend on particular (heterogeneous) components from the parts that are portable, has, as a main implication, important improvements in the development time, effort, and cost of CIM projects.Originality/value – H is the first metalanguage coping with heterogeneity through the complete development cycle of software for manufacturing applications. It also provides a formal and well‐defined framework for future extensions.
The CIM framework pursues the integration of components in a manufacturing enterprise by means of computer systems. This, however, may be obstructed due to heterogeneity in the field: programmable controllers, robots, sensors and actuators, etc. in communications: different kinds of networks and/or field buses; and in the programming tools for all these devices. Thus a solution is needed to integrate heterogeneous software/hardware components in a well-defined and flexible fashion. This paper seeks to address these issues. This paper proposes a metalanguage, called H, and a set of tools that serve for designing, implementing, deploying, and debugging distributed heterogeneous software on the shopfloor. The metalanguange includes fault-tolerance and real-time mechanisms, among other features. The use of a framework that can integrate different software and hardware components enables the engineer to take advantage of the best features of each existing technology. The use of object-oriented techniques, concurrent and distributed programming, and the isolation of heterogeneous parts, have also important benefits in the reusability and optimality of the solutions.
Author Fernández-Madrigal, Juan-Antonio
Galindo, Cipriano
González, Javier
Cruz-Martín, Ana
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Applications programs
Assembly lines
Automation
CIM
Component parts
Computer integrated manufacturing
Design
Design engineering
Fault tolerance
Flexibility
Flexible manufacturing systems
Hardware
Heterogeneity
Integrated approach
Interoperability
Manufacturing
Object oriented programming
Open source software
Optimization
Programmable logic controllers
Programming languages
Real time
Robotics
Software
Studies
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