Actas de congresos
Virtual instrumentation: A practical approach to control and supervision process
Date
2011-12-01Registration in:
Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Computer Science and Network Technology, ICCSNT 2011, v. 4, p. 2570-2573.
10.1109/ICCSNT.2011.6182493
WOS:000304720100582
2-s2.0-84860447838
0000-0003-4482-3300
Author
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institutions
Abstract
This work describes a control and supervision application takes into account the virtual instrumentation advantages to control and supervision industrial manufacturing stations belonging to the modular production system MPS® by Festo. These stations integrate sensors, actuators, conveyor belt and other industrial elements. The focus in this approach was to replace the use of programmable logic controllers by a computer equipped with a software application based on Labview and, together, performs the functions of traditional instruments and PLCs. The manufacturing stations had their processes modeled and simulated in Petri nets. After the models were implemented in Labview environment. Tests and previous similar works in MPS® installed in Automation Laboratory, at UNESP Sorocaba campus, showed the materials and methods used in this work allow the successful use of virtual instrumentation. The results indicate the technology as an advantageous approach for the automation of industrial processes, with gains in flexibility and reduction in project cost. © 2011 IEEE.