UML-PA as an Engineering Model for Distributed Process Automation
Authors: | Katzke Uwe, University of Wuppertal, Germany Vogel-Heuser Birgit, University of Wuppertal, Germany |
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Topic: | 3.1 Computers for Control |
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Session: | Modeling of Computer-based Control Systems |
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Keywords: | control applications of computer, control system design, modelling, real time computer systems, programmable logic controllers, programming approaches, object modelling techniques, object oriented programming |
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Abstract
Common engineering approaches and modeling approaches from software engineering are brought together. For the domain of process automation an implementation oriented approach for an object oriented software development for heterogeneous distributed systems is introduced. Model elements for control are added to UML as well as small-scale patterns for plant automation. Besides large-scale patterns are introduced as well as implementational models. The adoption of UML regarding applied diagrams and stereotypes for process automation will be introduced and evaluated.