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Digital Twin of Experimental Smart Manufacturing Assembly System for Industry 4.0 Concept Open
This article deals with the creation of a digital twin for an experimental assembly system based on a belt conveyor system and an automatized line for quality production check. The point of interest is a Bowden holder assembly from a 3D pr…
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Programmable Logic Controllers in the Context of Industry 4.0 Open
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are an established platform, widely used throughout industrial automation but poorly understood among researchers. This article gives an overview of the state of the practice, explaining why this settl…
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Watch Me, but Don't Touch Me! Contactless Control Flow Monitoring via Electromagnetic Emanations Open
Trustworthy operation of industrial control systems depends on secure and\nreal-time code execution on the embedded programmable logic controllers (PLCs).\nThe controllers monitor and control the critical infrastructures, such as\nelectric…
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Consumer energy management system with integration of smart meters Open
This paper develops an energy management system with integration of smart meters for electricity consumers in a smart grid context. The integration of two types of smart meters (SM) are developed: i) consumer owned SM and ii) distributor o…
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Applying Model Checking to Industrial-Sized PLC Programs Open
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are embedded computers widely used in industrial control systems. Ensuring that a PLC software complies with its specification is a challenging task. Formal verification has become a recommended practi…
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CLIK on PLCs! Attacking Control Logic with Decompilation and Virtual PLC Open
This paper presents CLIK, a new remote attack on the control logic of a programmable logic controller (PLC) in industrial control systems.The control logic defines how a PLC controls a physical process such as a nuclear plant.A full contro…
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Asset Administration Shell for PLC Representation Based on IEC 61131–3 Open
In the Reference Architecture Model for Industrie 4.0, the concept of Asset Administration Shell is presented as the corner stone of interoperability. Asset Administration Shell is defined as a digital representation of an asset able to pr…
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The PLC as a Smart Service in Industry 4.0 Production Systems Open
Industrial controls, and in particular, Programmable Logic controllers (PLC) currently form an important technological basis for the automation of industrial processes. Even in the age of industry 4.0 and industrial internet, it can be ass…
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Development and implementation of a control system for a retrofitted CNC machine by using Arduino Open
This paper deals with the development of an open-loop controller implemented in the Arduino platform in order to reuse an existing CNC machine for performing simple manufacturing operations. The CNC machine considered in this study is an O…
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Towards Automated Safety Vetting of PLC Code in Real-World Plants Open
Safety violations in programmable logic controllers (PLCs), caused either by faults or attacks, have recently garnered significant attention. However, prior efforts at PLC code vetting suffer from many drawbacks. Static analyses and verifi…
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Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) in Automation Open
The programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is the central controlling unit in the industry or a process. The effective operation of the process and safety considerations if programmed appropriately can meet the required objectives. The presen…
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SCADA network forensics of the PCCC protocol Open
Most SCADA devices have few built-in self-defence mechanisms, and tend to implicitly trust communications received over the network. Therefore, monitoring and forensic analysis of network traffic is a critical prerequisite for building an …
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A Smart Agricultural System Based on PLC and a Cloud Computing Web Application Using LoRa and LoRaWan Open
The increasing challenges of agricultural processes and the growing demand for food globally are driving the industrial agriculture sector to adopt the concept of ‘smart farming’. Smart farming systems, with their real-time management and …
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VeriPhy: verified controller executables from verified cyber-physical system models Open
We present VeriPhy, a verified pipeline which automatically transforms verified high-level models of safety-critical cyber-physical systems (CPSs) in differential dynamic logic (dL) to verified controller executables. VeriPhy proves that a…
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Application of Programmable Logic Controller to Build-up an Intelligent Industry 4.0 Platform Open
Industry 4.0 is initiated by the German government as a high level technology strategy in order to keep Germany in a global leading position in manufacturing, also intends to solve energy and aging issues in parallel. Germany has proposed …
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A Black-Box Identification Method for Automated Discrete-Event Systems Open
This paper deals with the identification of discrete-event manufacturing systems that are automated using a programmable logic controller (PLC). The behavior of the closed-loop system (PLC and Plant) is observed during its operation and is…
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Integration of Sensors, Controllers and Instruments Using a Novel OPC Architecture Open
The interconnection between sensors, controllers and instruments through a communication network plays a vital role in the performance and effectiveness of a control system. Since its inception in the 90s, the Object Linking and Embedding …
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A Recursive Watermark Method for Hard Real-Time Industrial Control System Cyber-Resilience Enhancement Open
Many recent human-robot collaboration strategies, such as Assist-As-Needed (AAN), are promoting humancentered robot control, where the robot continuously adapts its assistance level based on the real-time need of its human counterpart. One…
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Implementation of Model Predictive Control in Programmable Logic Controllers Open
In this article, we present an implementation of a low-memory footprint model predictive control (MPC)-based controller in programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Automatic code generation of standardized IEC 61131-3 PLC programming languag…
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ECFI Open
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are a family of embedded devices that are being used to control physical processes in critical infrastructures. Similar to other embedded devices, PLCs are vulnerable to memory corruption and control-f…
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Modelling of laboratory work in the science “Fundamentals of power supply” using an educational simulator based on a programmed logic controller Open
Today, the use of programmable logic controller devices in the educational process brings great results. This study demonstrated the effectiveness of using a programmable logic controller (PLC)-based training simulator in modeling laborato…
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Virtualizing Programmable Logic Controllers: Toward a Convergent Approach Open
Modern Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are pervasive components in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), designed to control industrial processes autonomously or as part of a distr…
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Digital Triplet Approach for Real-Time Monitoring and Control of an Elevator Security System Open
As Digital Twins gain more traction and their adoption in industry increases, there is a need to integrate such technology with machine learning features to enhance functionality and enable decision making tasks. This has lead to the emerg…
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Control System Architecture for a Cement Mill Based on Fuzzy Logic Open
This paper describes a control system architecture for cement milling that uses a control strategy that controls the feed flow based on Fuzzy Logic for adjusting the fresh feed. Control system architecture (CSA) consists of: a fuzzy contro…
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Software Defined Networks in Industrial Automation Open
Trends such as the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 have increased the need to use new and innovative network technologies in industrial automation. The growth of industrial automation communications is an outcome of the shif…
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Novel Networked Remote Laboratory Architecture for Open Connectivity Based on PLC-OPC-LabVIEW-EJS Integration. Application in Remote Fuzzy Control and Sensors Data Acquisition Open
In this paper the design and implementation of a network for integrating Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), the Object-Linking and Embedding for Process Control protocol (OPC) and the open-source Easy Java Simulations (EJS) package is p…
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The ElectricalVehicle Simulator for Charging Station in Mode 3 of IEC 61851-1 Standard Open
As fuel consumption in the transport sector has increased at a faster pace than in other sectors, the use of electromobility represents the main strategy adopted by the automotive industry. In this context, as the number of electrical vehi…
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Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems Open
Cyber-physical systems, in which computation and networking technologies interact with physical systems, have made great strides into manufacturing systems. From the early days, when electromechanical relays were used to automate conveyors…
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Open Source SCADA System for Advanced Monitoring of Industrial Processes Open
Modern industries demand reliable supervision and control of every process involved in the manufacturing. Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems provide a reference frame for integrating the majority of entities of an automation p…
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A Survey on Programmable Logic Controller Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Detections, and Forensics Open
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), as specialized task-oriented embedded field devices, play a vital role in current industrial control systems (ICSs), which are composed of critical infrastructure. In order to meet increasing demands …