Production equipment control involves production equipment that resides in the
shop floor of a manufacturing company and its purpose is to produce goods of a wanted
quality when provided with
production resources of a required quality. In modern
production lines the production equipment is fully automated using
industrial control methods and involves limited
unskilled labour participation. Modern production equipment consists of
mechatronic modules that are integrated according to a
control architecture. The most widely known architectures involve
hierarchy
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polyarchy
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hetaerarchy and hybrid. The methods for achieving a
technical effect are described by
control algorithms, which may or may not utilize
formal methods in their design.
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Industrial equipment
Formal methods