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The objective of OSACA
I has been the specification of a vendor neutral reference
arquitecture for open control systems including the functionalities
of numerical controls (NC), robot controls (RC), programmable logic
controls (PLC) and cell controls (CC). The result of this project
has been the definition of a common base for all kind of automation
systems and is open for the integration of new functionalities as
well as the use of new computing equipment.
The starting date was 1992-05-01, and it was finished the 1995-04-30 after 36
months of duration.
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Based on the results of OSACA I,
the main goal of OSACA II has been
to establish a software pool by a joint development of missing system
software modules. This practice has been a good tool to refine and
test the specifications done during OSACA I. Each partner has developed
different shares of missing modules having access to the other software
pieces. Prototypes have been implemented to validate the results
of the interfaces and the implementation guides.
The starting date was 1994-11-01, and it was finished
the 1996-04-30 after 18 months of duration.
The results were demonstrated on
April 1996 in Stuttgart during an open day session.
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IDAS project (information,
dissemination and awareness actions) consists on a package of actions
in order to communicate the results and benefits of OSACA to users
in the machinery industry creating a momentum strong enough to establish
OSACA as an industrial standard. Its goal is to provide information
on management and technical level to promote the rapid take-up of
results in industrial products. Existing material has been reviewed,
modified, extended and compiled in the OSACA Handbook. Course material
has been prepared and courses will be given along the 1998 in different
European countries. At the same time the infrastructure for National
Contact Centers is being prepared.
A successful presentation was carried out in
the EMO of Hannover-97 as well as different awereness actons for
SMEs. The starting date was 1997-01-01, and it will finish
the 1998-06-30 after 18 months of duration.
The overall budget of the projects OSACA I,
OSACA II and IDAS-OSACA was 12.3 MECU. A total effort of 96 man-years
were invested.
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A major project for open control
systems on a national level was launched in Germany in 1995 within
the initiative "Production 2000" funded by the German
ministry for research (BMBF). The project HÜMNOS
("Development of vendor-neutral modules for the user-oriented
application of the open architecture for control systems")
is co-ordinated by the German machine tool builder association VDW.
Its main aim is the development of applications for open control
systems based on the results of OSACA. The consortium consists of
end users (BMW, Mercedes Benz), machine tool builders (Alfing, Fritz
Werner, Grunewald, Heller, Homag, Hüller Hille, Index, Mikromat,
Pfauter, Trumpf and Unipo), control vendors (Bosch, DASA, Grundig
electronics, ISG and SIEMENS) and several research institutes. Through
a contract for a fully bi-directional information exchange between
the project and the OSACA initiative a close co-operation with equal
benefits for both sides is guaranteed.
Several prototypes have been developed in different
fields of german industry. A constant feedback of information has enabled the coordination
of both projects.
The starting date was 1996-01-01,
and it was finished the 1997-30-12 after 24 months of duration.
Partial results were shown at the
EMO fair of Hannover-97 and a final demonstration took place at
the end of 1997.
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