Preliminary results on the assessment of WirelessHART networks in transient fault scenarios

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2011

Authors

Ivanovitch Silva (Author) Other; Luiz Affonso Guedes (Author) Other; Paulo Portugal (Author) FEUP; Francisco Vasques (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA

Pages: 1-4

IEEE 16th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation, ETFA 2011, Toulouse, France, September 5-9, 2011

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-008-118

DOI: 10.1109/etfa.2011.6059165

Abstract (EN): WirelessHART currently appears as a leading solution for interconnection of wireless devices in industrial process control applications. However, the lack of knowledge about the influence of transient faults in WirelessHART networks can lead to the choice of less reliable topologies. In this work,we propose a simulation model to evaluate WirelessHART networks in the presence of transient faults. We assume that these faults result from noisy environments that disturb communications between devices. The model was developed using the Stochastic Petri Net (SPN) formalism, supported by the Mobius tool. For further developments, we target the development of an application that automates the assessment of a WirelessHART network in transient fault scenarios.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4