An automated control logic generation method for plant sequential-control

This paper introduces a method for automated generation of control logic. The method helps engineers design software for programmable controllers (PCs) used in plant-control systems. In this method, sequential control logic is generated in the form of a sequential function chart based on functional...

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Published in:1996 IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control System Design pp. 206 - 211
Main Authors: Ie, S., Yamada, N., Shinbori, T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 1996
Subjects:
Automatic control
Automatic generation control
Automatic logic units
Control systems
Design engineering
Logic design
Logic devices
Logic programming
Programmable control
Reliability engineering
ISBN:0780330323, 9780780330320
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Summary:This paper introduces a method for automated generation of control logic. The method helps engineers design software for programmable controllers (PCs) used in plant-control systems. In this method, sequential control logic is generated in the form of a sequential function chart based on functional specifications of the target plant which are represented as keywords. The logic generation process is composed of three steps: converting control specifications into machine states, including initial and final states; searching for a transition path between the initial and final states; and converting state transitions into device operations. The applicability of the proposed method was confirmed through a case study of plant control logic design. Correct control logic was generated for the test cases. The new method needed the input of fewer data than the current design method.
ISBN:0780330323
9780780330320
DOI:10.1109/CACSD.1996.555282