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The IEC61499 is an open standard for distributed control and automation. The interface between control software and hardware or communications is achieved by means of the so-called Service Interface Function Blocks (SIFB). This paper... more
This paper describes guidelines for the design of grippers for use in modular manufacturing workcells. Gripper design is an important and often overlooked aspect of the design of a complete assembly system. Here, we present guidelines... more
The design of distributed control systems (DCS) contains three major parts: (1) the programming of the control application code of the DCS, (2) the functional allocation of the control application code to the specific devices that the DCS... more
Product development has been changing in recent years due to emerging technologies from the domain of mechanical, electronics and computer science. In this context, mechatronic products are developed using mechanical, electrical and... more
Traditionally web-based technology is not used in power plant automation and SCADA systems due to its several limitations to an advanced user interfaces. In power plant automation and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)... more
This paper presents the low cost autonomous logistic trolley for factory automation. Automation can be defined as the technology by which a process or procedure is performed without human assistance. Factory automation has automated the... more
Embedded SynUTC and IEEE 1588 Clock ... Using reconfigurable hardware allows incremental realization of the system and step by step addition of more ... Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and... more