This thesis concentrates on downtimeless evolution of the functionality of automation and
control systems for production processes. These processes have to be adapted during the …

Publisher Summary Industrial Automation and Control Systems will evolve toward
downtimeless, adaptable, and distributed real-time systems. The reconfiguration of control …

This paper presents ongoing work focused on dynamic reconfiguration of industrial
automation systems as a part of their total life cycle. Modification of the control logic has to …

The ever accelerating globalisation and heavy competition from low-wage countries force
companies with own production to adopt new technologies. Future production facilities need …

System reconfigurations are of major concern in embedded control applications, where the
effects of internal or external changes may ask for drastic modifications within the …

This paper intends to give an overview of possible application scenarios for next generation
distributed automation and control systems based on the possibility of downtimeless …

Downtimeless evolution of distributed automation systems (changes during runtime) sets
high demands on the underlying concepts and methodologies. Within the εCEDAC project a …

Recent studies report a growing demand for downtimeless evolution of distributed
automation systems. This paper therefore first analyzes evolution approaches from the …

This article presents a new formal approach to validation of on-the-fly modification of control
software in automation systems. The concept of downtimeless system evolution (DSE) is …

In today's globalized markets the manufacturing industry in traditional high-wage countries
highly depends on flexible and automated manufacturing systems to remain competitive …