Distributed Sensing and Control Architecture for Automotive Factory Automation

Authors:
Ningxu Cai;Robert W. Brennan
Affiliations:
Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4;Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4
Venue:
HoloMAS '09 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems: Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing
Year:
2009

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Abstract

In this paper we propose an architecture for distributed intelligent sensing and control (DISC) for automotive factory automation. The architecture is based on a platform-based design approach that breaks the sensing and control problem into increasingly higher levels of abstraction from physical hardware to intelligent sensing and control. The focus of this paper is on the middleware layer that serves as an interface between an upper, agent-based control level and the wireless sensor network. This layer takes advantage the IEC 61499 model for distributed process measurement and control, and in particular, exploits its distributed, modular structure and its close match to wireless sensor systems.