Control technologyCloud-based control - but how?
Two concepts dominate research into cloud-based control systems: Virtualization of PLCs and structuring a PLC according to the service principle. Industrial implementation depends primarily on engineering tools and suitable business models.
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<p>Figure 1: Cloud-based machine tool control according to piCASSO: The machine's local actuators and sensors are connected to the cloud via the 'active network bridge'. This takes over the coupling of the non-real-time with the real-time inside the machine.</p> © University of Stuttgart