Structuring Cyber-Physical Systems for Distributed Control with IEC 61499 Standard

Authors

  • Ernesto Monroy Cruz Posgrado CIATEQ A.C., Centro de Tecnología Avanzada, and TecNM Campus Atitalaquia, Hidalgo, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-4424
  • Luis Rodolfo García Carrillo Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-512X
  • Luis Alberto Cruz Salazar Universidad Antonio Nariño, Cartagena, Colombia, and Technical University of Munich, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8386-5568

Keywords:

Cyber-Physical System, IEC 61499, Industrial automation, Distributed control, Function Block

Abstract

With the constant growth in size and complexity of modern industrial applications, it is not suitable to use a unique and centralized controller device for the whole process. Thus, automation solutions need to be designed by distributing control execution across different devices. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are designed to solve networked embedded systems’ complexities. The IEC 61499 standard fosters developing distributed control applications by defining a platform-independent application model that can be mapped to numerous hardware components. Therefore, a relevant research topic is how to solve the design complexities of industrial CPSs by applying modeling techniques. In that context, this paper proposes an IEC 61499-based model for CPSs to distribute the complexity of control software over numerous small devices. The approach enables the creation of a comprehensive structure that can combine design, simulation, and distributed deployment of automation software. The proposed scheme is validated through a packet sorting system implemented in a commercial IDE platform.

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Author Biographies

Ernesto Monroy Cruz, Posgrado CIATEQ A.C., Centro de Tecnología Avanzada, and TecNM Campus Atitalaquia, Hidalgo, México

Master in Mechatronic from Polytechnic University of Pachuca in 2015. From January to April 2014, he was a visiting scholar at the Unmanned Systems Laboratory from the Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, USA. He currently is an assistant professor at the National Technological Institute of Mexico Campus Atitalaquia, and CETIS No. 026, also PhD student at Advanced Technology Center (CIATEQ), Mexico.

Luis Rodolfo García Carrillo, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA

PhD in Control Systems from the University of Technology of Compiègne, France. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center of Control, Dynamical systems and Computation at UC Santa Barbara, USA. He currently holds an Assistant Professor position with the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University, USA.

Luis Alberto Cruz Salazar, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Cartagena, Colombia, and Technical University of Munich, Germany

Master in Electronic Engineering from Universidad del Cauca in 2017. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Automation and Information Systems at the Technical University of Munich. His main research interests are the design patterns for holons’ and agents’ development, as well as the Industry 4.0 by intelligent control software in Cyber-Physical Production Systems.

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Published

2022-09-28

How to Cite

Monroy Cruz, E., García Carrillo, L. R., & Cruz Salazar, L. A. (2022). Structuring Cyber-Physical Systems for Distributed Control with IEC 61499 Standard. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 21(2), 251–259. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/7045

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2023): Ordinary Issue

Section

Computing