Intelligent mechatronic components: control system engineering using an open distributed architecture

This paper reports the results of case study on application of open distributed software architecture IEC61499 to the organization of intelligence, embedded to smart mechatronic components. The presented approach targets the issues related to integration and reconfiguration of automation systems, where the software integration plays an important role. Based on the testbed studies, a classification of "intelligence classes" is suggested. Several integration and reconfiguration scenarios are illustrated.