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Distributed Control Nodes for Material Flow System Controls on the Example of Unit Load Conveyor and Sorter FacilitiesKeywords: WGTL , Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Technische Logistik , elogistics journal , Prof Michael ten Hompel , Universit t Dortmund , Uni Dortmund , Logistik , Logistics , Materialfluss , Material flow , Universitaet Dortmund , Intralogistics , intra logistics , intra-logsitics , Intralogistik , technische Logistik , DOI 10.2195/LJ_Ref_ten_Hompel_E_042006 , Internet of Things , Internet der Dinge , decentralized control system , autonous software , conveyor , conveying , sorting , Warehousing , embedded tec Abstract: The Chair of Transportation and Ware-housing at the University of Dortmund together with its industrial partner has developed and implemented a decentralized control system based on embedded technology and Internet standards. This innovative, highly flexible system uses autonomous software modules to control the flow of unit loads in real-time. The system is integrated into Chair’s test facility consisting of a wide range of conveying and sorting equipment. It is built for proof of concept purposes and will be used for further research in the fields of decentralized automation and embedded controls. This presentation describes the implementation of this decentralized control system.
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