A service-oriented approach to embedded component-based manufacturing automation
Navjot Kaur
2134/9445
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/A_service-oriented_approach_to_embedded_component-based_manufacturing_automation/9528302
This thesis is focused on the application of Component-Based (CB) technology
to shop
oor devices using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services
(WS) for the purpose of realising future generation agile manufacturing systems. The
environment of manufacturing enterprises is now characterised by frequently changing
market demands, time-to-market pressure, continuously emerging new technologies and
global competition. Under these circumstances, manufacturing systems need to be
agile and automation systems need to support this agility. More speci cally, an open,
exible automation environment with plug and play connectivity is needed. Technically,
this requires the easy connectivity of hardware devices and software components from
di erent vendors. Functionally, there is a need of interoperability and integration of
control functions on di erent hierarchical levels ranging from eld level to various higher
level applications such as process control and operations management services. [Continues.]
2012-03-07 12:25:46
Automation system
Component-based design
Service oriented architectures
Web services
Device profile for web services
Distributed systems and agile manufacturing systems
Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified