Abstract
Plant engineering workflow consists of different phases and engineering disciplines. Dynamic process simulation can be utilized to mitigate risks and improve quality of design in the engineering workflow. Earlier and more extensive utilization of simulation is proposed in this paper using an integrated simulation-assisted engineering workflow. In this paper, basic automation design and tests are conducted in dynamic process simulation software Apros. The basic automation design is delivered to detailed design for implementation. Usually engineering projects utilize multiple non-interoperable software tools requiring significant manual data transfer. Standard engineering data interfaces provide reusable and automatic transfer features for engineering software. In this paper, standard-based integration of automation and simulation engineering is demonstrated by transferring automation design data in PLCopen XML format to detailed design. The integration and its benefits are demonstrated and some limitations and challenges for wider utilization are recognized.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2016 IEEE 21st International Conference on |
Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
Pages | 1-8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5090-1314-2 , 978-1-5090-1313-5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5090-1315-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Nov 2016 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 21st IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2016 - Berlin, Germany Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016 Conference number: 21 |
Conference
Conference | 21st IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2016 |
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Abbreviated title | ETFA 2016 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Berlin |
Period | 6/09/16 → 9/09/16 |
Keywords
- automation engineering
- engineering workflow
- interoperability
- simulation
- virtual commissioning