| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712387 | IFAC Proceedings Volumes | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Flexibility and re-configurability are the current paradigms which should be considered in manufacturing systems. To deal with such capabilities, the systems are considered as assembly of intelligent components (mechatronic objects) settled in a distributed control framework. In this paper, Functionality Based Control (FBC) is exploited to enhance flexibility dealing with high reusability of common functional mechanisms in mechatronic objects. The simplification of some activities such as re-designing and re-programming on component level is an advantage of the approach. FBC incorporates a scheduling mechanism for basic functionalities. This could not only enhance the reuse but also supports the cost and time efficient re-configuration of the system to new production scenarios. While object oriented concepts (namely UML) are used in the design, the implementation of the presented structures is using the current industrial standard for distributed control systems: IEC 61499.
