Outline

• Introduction
• Reconfiguration requirements on lower level conrol
• IEC 61499 as a reference model for reconfigurable distributed control at real-time level
• Engineering & runtime environment for distributed automation and control systems
• Demonstration prototype
• Acknowledgements

 

This presentation is structured into 5 sections. -Firstly, the background of the research will be explained. -Then, I will briefly describe the connectance concept. -After that, I will describe the TAPS tool in detail. -Finally, I will discuss the results of the TAPS case studies, and conclude with a set of plans for future research.