自动化专业本科毕业设计英文翻译学院(部)：专业班级：学生姓名：指导教师：年月日ProgrammableLogicControllerONE：PLCoverviewProgrammablecontrolleristhefirstinthelate1960sintheUnitedStates,thencalledPLCprogrammablelogiccontroller(ProgrammableLogicController)isusedtoreplacerelays.Fortheimplementationofthelogicaljudgment,timing,sequencenumber,andothercontrolfunctions.TheconceptispresentedPLCGeneralMotorsCorporation.PLCandthebasicdesignisthecomputerfunctionalimprovements,flexible,genericandotheradvantagesandrelaycontrolsystemsimpleandeasytooperate,suchastheadvantagesofcheappricescombinedcontrollerhardwareisstandardandoverall.Accordingtothepracticalapplicationoftargetsoftwareinordertocontrolthecontentoftheuserproceduresmemorycontroller,thecontrollerandconnectingtheaccusedconvenienttarget.Inthemid-1970s,thePLChasbeenwidelyusedasacentralprocessingunitmicroprocessor,importexportmoduleandtheexternalcircuitsareused,large-scaleintegratedcircuitsevenwhenthePlcisnolongertheonlylogical(IC)judgmentfunctionsalsohavedataprocessing,PIDconditioninganddatacommunicationsfunctions.InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)standardspromulgatedprogrammablecontrollerforprogrammablecontrollerdraftmadethefollowingdefinition:programmablecontrollerisadigitalelectroniccomputersoperatingsystem,specificallyforapplicationsintheindustrialdesignenvironment.Itusedprogrammablememory,usedtoimplementlogicintheirinternalstorageoperations,sequencecontrol,timing,countingandarithmeticoperations,suchasoperatinginstructions,andthroughdigitalandanaloginputandoutput,thecontrolofvarioustypesofmachineryorproductionprocesses.Programmablecontrollerandrelatedperipherals,andindustrialcontrolsystemseasilylinkedtoformawhole,toexpanditsfunctionaldesign.Programmablecontrollerfortheuser,isanon-contactequipment,theprocedurescanbechangedtochangeproductionprocesses.Theprogrammablecontrollerhasbecomeapowerfultoolforfactoryautomation,widelypopularreplication.Programmablecontrollerisuser-orientedindustriesdedicatedcontrolcomputer,withmanydistinctivefeatures.First,highreliability,anti-interferencecapability;Second，programmingvisual,simple;Third,adaptabilitygood;Fourthfunctionalimprovements,strongfunctionalinterface.TWO：HistoryofPLCProgrammableLogicControllers(PLC),acomputingdeviceinventedbyRichardE.Morleyin1968,havebeenwidelyusedinindustryincludingmanufacturingsystems,transportationsystems,chemicalprocessfacilities,andmanyothers.Atthattime,thePLCreplacedthehardwiredlogicwithsoft-wiredlogicorso-calledrelayladderlogic(RLL),aprogramminglanguagevisuallyresemblingthehardwiredlogic,andreducedtherebytheconfigurationtimefrom6monthsdownto6daysMoodyandMorley,1999.AlthoughPCbasedcontrolhasstartedtocomeintoplace,PLCbasedcontrolwillremainthetechniquetowhichthemajorityofindustrialapplicationswilladhereduetoitshigherperformance,lowerprice,andsuperiorreliabilityinharshenvironments.Moreover,accordingtoastudyonthePLCmarketofFrostandSullivan1995,anincreaseoftheannualsalesvolumeto15millionPLCperyearwiththehardwarevalueofmorethan8billionUSdollarshasbeenpredicted,thoughthepricesofcomputinghardwareissteadilydropping.TheinventorofthePLC,RichardEMorley,fairlyconsidersthePLCmarketasa5-billionindustryatthepresenttime.ThoughPLCsarewidelyusedinindustrialpractice,theprogrammingofPLCbasedcontrolsystemsisstillverymuchrelyingontrial-and-error.Alikesoftwareengineering,PLCsoftwaredesignisfacingthesoftwaredilemmaorcrisisinasimilarway.MorleyhimselfemphasizedthisaspectmostforcefullybyindicatingIfhouseswerebuiltlikesoftwareprojects,asinglewoodpeckercoulddestroycivilization.”Particularly,practicalproblemsinPLCprogrammingaretoeliminatesoftwarebugsandtoreducethemaintenancecostsofoldladderlogicprograms.ThoughthehardwarecostsofPLCaredroppingcontinuously,reducingthescantimeoftheladderlogicisstillanissueinindustrysothatlow-costPLCcanbeused.Ingeneral,theproductivityingeneratingPLCisfarbehindcomparedtootherdomains,forinstance,VLSIdesign,whereefficientcomputeraideddesigntoolsareinpractice.ExistentsoftwareengineeringmethodologiesarenotnecessarilyapplicabletothePLCbasedsoftwaredesignbecausePLC-programmingrequiresasimultaneousconsiderationofhardwareandsoftware.Thesoftwaredesignbecomes,thereby,moreandmorethemajorcostdriver.Inmanyindustrialdesignprojects,morethanofthemanpowerallocatedforthecontrolsystemdesignandinstallationisscheduledfortestinganddebuggingPLCprograms.Inaddition,currentPLCbasedcontrolsystemsarenotproperlydesignedtosupportthegrowingdemandforflexibilityandreconfigurabilityofmanufacturingsystems.Afurtherproblem,impellingtheneedforasystematicdesignmethodology,istheincreasingsoftwarecomplexityinlarge-scaleprojects.TheobjectiveofthisthesisistodevelopasystematicsoftwaredesignmethodologyforPLCoperatedautomationsystems.Thedesignmethodologyinvolveshigh-leveldescriptionbasedonstatetransitionmodelsthattreatautomationcontrolsystemsasdiscreteeventsystems,astepwisedesignprocess,andsetofdesignrulesprovidingguidanceandmeasurementstoachieveasuccessfuldesign.Thetangibleoutcomeofthisresearchistofindawaytoreducetheuncer