Requirements for a dynamic interface model of IEC 61499 Function Blocks

Description

Component-based software engineering has emerged as a principle of software design to facilitate reuse and improve the software quality. This principle is supported by the domain-specific language IEC 61499, where Function Blocks are fully encapsulated software components. For a Function Block definition, a static interface description and an internal implementation are required. Service sequences describe the event flow at a component interface and are an optional dynamic interface model in IEC 61499. In general, dynamic interface models are a powerful tool for various use cases, yet service sequences are rarely used in practice due to their low expressiveness. Therefore, we identify the domain-specific requirements for a comprehensive dynamic interface model and use them for our analysis of service sequences, where several issues are identified.

Period	09 Sept 2020
Event title	25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
Event type	Conference
Location	AustriaShow on map