An Integrated Approach to Bio-Plex Control Systems Design

Document Number: 981710

Date Published: July 1998

Author(s):
Richard P. Boulanger - Sverdrup Technology Inc.

Abstract:
The control system for the Bioregenerative Planetary Life Support System Test Complex (BIO-Plex) test article will automate the transfer of information (data, audio, and video) between all control, analysis, reporting, and archiving processes, using open standards and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software. Although there is no simple "off-the-shelf" solution, the system described here integrates several commercial products to create a distributed control system for BIO-Plex.

The control system consists of three distinct layers: embedded control at the device, publish-and subscribe data dissemination with quality of service (QoS) guarantees over the network and a top artificial intelligence layer that performs high-level system planning and model-based expert advice. This paper focuses on the lower two levels.

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See other papers presented at International Conference On Environmental Systems, July 1998, Danvers, MA, USA, Session: Ground-Based Integrated Regenerable Life Support Testing

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