Automation and Control Systems for Production Units Using an Installation Bus Concept

ASPIC - 7302

Keywords control systems, architectures

Start Date: 01-JUL-92 / Duration: 36 months

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Objectives

The objective of ASPIC is to develop a new generation of control architectures and components to enable the flexible and modular combination of existing manufacturing cell components. The work will build on existing, well-proven products and on existing and emerging interface standards.

The approach will be to:

• study and analyse production cell requirements and specify system performance and components
• develop an interface to the CIM environment
• develop a master controller for the production cell
• develop a flexible, modular, smart drive which interfaces to the system bus
• develop standard interfaces to low and high level sensors
• develop monitoring, testing and configuration tools
• integrate and evaluate the system.

A pilot demonstration and evaluation is planned at the site of a user partner. All components developed in the project will be marketed by the industrial partners as modules and as complete low cost production units.

CONTACT POINT

Mr M Jantzer
Robert Bosch GmbH
Dusseldorfer Str. 11
Postfach 300.268
D - 7050 Waiblingen
tel: + 49 / 7151-504-221
fax: + 49 / 7151-504-226
telex: 724310 RBIAWD

Participants

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH - D - C
ADL AUTOMATION - F - P
J. L. AUTOMATION - UK - P
MOOG LTD - IRL - P
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - UK - A
STEINBEIS FOUNDATION STUTTGART - D - A

ASPIC - 7302, December 1993

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