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Open control systems: state of the art

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Within the European initiative OSACA (Open System Architecture for Controls with Automation Systems) a company-spanning open control architecture has been developed as of 1992. Since then the development of open control systems has continued until today. In 2008 a study was carried out with the objective to verify the results of 15 years of work for open control systems in Europe. It ought to identify especially the state of the art in the polled companies as well as their wishes and goals for the future. This article contains the most important results.

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  1. Werkzeugmaschinenlabor an der RWTH Aachen, Steinbachstraße 19, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    C. Brecher & M. Servos

  2. Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen, Seidenstraße 36, 70174, Stuttgart, Germany

    A. Verl & A. Lechler

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Brecher, C., Verl, A., Lechler, A. et al. Open control systems: state of the art. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 4, 247–254 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-010-0218-5

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