Distributed Control Applications: Guidelines, Design Patterns, and Application Examples with the IEC 61499 [Book News]
This is an edited book with 21 chapters contributed by who created the MDA discipline. The book is divided into four parts: IEC 61499 Basics; Design Guidelines and Application Development; Industrial Application Examples; and finally, Laboratory Automation Examples. The editors did a great job with this volume, whichmay open the eyes of many who, until recently, doubted the usefulness of the IEC 61499 reference model-based design. It is a must for anyone interested or involved in engineering design.