Authors:
Timo Vepsäläinen
and
Seppo Kuikka
Affiliation:
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Keyword(s):
Model-based development, UML AP, Simulation, Industrial control, Interlocks, Safety.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Application Domains
;
Industrial Processes
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
Abstract:
Dynamic simulators could support in several ways the development of industrial automation and control systems including their interlocking functions, which constitute an important and tedious part of control system development. In this paper, we present a tool-supported, partially automated approach for creating simulation models of controlled systems and their interlocking functions based on UML AP models of control systems. The approach is integrated to a model-based development approach of control applications with the purpose of facilitating manual development work and enabling early testing and comparison of control solutions. The tools and the techniques are demonstrated with an exemplary modelling project and the paper also discusses the relationship between interlocking and safety functions.