The main drivers for the development and evolution of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are
the reduction of development costs and time along with the enhancement of the designed …

Coping with evolution in automated production systems implies a cross-disciplinary
challenge along the system's life-cycle for variant-rich systems of high complexity. The …

Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer
dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible …

In recent years, the interest in miniaturization of devices easier to wear or even to insert into
the body and in general the interest in building lightweight and compact systems are greatly …

Increasing complexity in today's manufacturing and production industry due to the need for
higher flexibility and competitiveness is leading to inconsistencies in the iterative exchange …

The growing complexity of industrial automation demands the adoption of software
engineering principles for improving the development process of control systems. This paper …

Industry 4.0 and Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS) are often discussed and
partially already sold. One important feature of CPPS is fault tolerance and as a …

Software development for the automation of industrial facilities (eg, oil platforms, chemical
plants, power plants, etc.) involves implementing control logic, often in IEC 61131-3 …

The Industry 4.0 trend speeds up the adoption of a variety of technologies. In modern
manufacturing, system data are collected both from the field through sensors and by …

The paradigm shift from mass production to mass customisation and reduced product
lifecycles requires continuous re-engineering/configuration of modern manufacturing …