Fieldbus control system
A fieldbus control system is a form of decentralised control which links PLC's via a Controller Area Network (CAN) to control the manufacturing processes at the workshop-floor level. Such systems include Profibus, Netbus, LonWorks, Industrial Ethernet and many other.
See also component-based paradigm.
External link
- [1] (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/research/manufacturing-systems/)