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Manufacturer-independent mechatronic information model for control systems

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Modular system-based engineering is the key to a quick, customized machine and plant configuration. This approach is seen as the best method to implement different functional requirements with a minimum amount of resources. The interdisciplinary configuration of control systems to automate machines has previously not been supported by engineering tools. This is partially due to the lack of standardized mechatronic information models. The machine manufacturer is required to create the necessary mechatronic information models uniquely for each control system independently. Thus, he does not comply with any modeling specifications. As a result, the mechatronic information models are not applicable for other control system architectures. The conventionally used mechatronic information models as well as the manufacturer-specific engineering tools define the control hardware components and their configurations. An abstraction of the logical and functional layers does not take place. Consequently, a mechatronic control architecture model is required. This architecture can serve as a modeling basis in modular system-based interdisciplinary engineering tools. Therefore, an approach to a manufacturer independent, mechatronic information model for control systems is the subject of this article.

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  1. Bosch Rexroth Electric Drives and Controls GmbH, Bürgermeister-Dr.-Nebel Str. 2, 97816, Lohr am Main, Germany

    Axel Reuter

  2. StarragHeckert AG, Seebleichestrasse 61, 9494, Rorschacherberg, Switzerland

    Christian Kircher

  3. Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), University of Stuttgart, Seidenstr. 36, 70174, Stuttgart, Germany

    Alexander Verl

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Reuter, A., Kircher, C. & Verl, A. Manufacturer-independent mechatronic information model for control systems. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 4, 165–173 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-010-0220-y

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