Abstract:
It is well known that the performance of real-time control applications can be affected by many factors, including the choice (and configuration) of the hardware platform...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
It is well known that the performance of real-time control applications can be affected by many factors, including the choice (and configuration) of the hardware platform and task scheduling algorithm. This paper presents a real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulation tool that simultaneously integrates concepts from control and real-time computing to allow further investigation into these links. It allows the experimental prototyping and analysis of real-time control systems on real hardware - but within a simulated plant environment -and thus allows the potential impacts of hardware and software architecture on control performance and dependability to be evaluated. The structure of the proposed tool is described, along with a preliminary experiment that has been performed to illustrate some of the test facility capabilities.
Published in: Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2012)
Date of Conference: 17-21 September 2012
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 28 March 2013
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