Software standards in the control systems community

The need for standards in the control community is briefly motivated. The activities of the IFAC/IEEE-CSS Working Group on guidelines for computer-aided control system design (CACSD) software are described. The emerging ISO standard for data exchange is highlighted as an example of existing standards activities which the control community could take advantage of. An invitation to contribute to these activities, and to standards activities on other aspects of control engineering, is issued.<
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