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Gavan W. Hood
Researcher at Rockwell Automation
Publications - 26
Citations - 782
Gavan W. Hood is an academic researcher from Rockwell Automation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Automation & Component (UML). The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 26 publications receiving 782 citations.
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Module and controller operation for industrial control systems
Gavan W. Hood,Kenwood H. Hall,Sujeet Chand,Paul R. D'Mura,Michael D. Kalan,Kenneth S. Plache +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a controller and a logical module for industrial automation systems are presented, where a controller is operable with the logical module to provide interactions with components that are at, above, or below a layer associated with the controller.
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Distributed database in an industrial automation environment
TL;DR: In this article, a distributed database system (100) within an industrial automation environment comprises a plurality of associated programmable logic controllers(104, 106, 108), wherein each of the controllers (110, 112, 114) includes data relating to one of a process and a device.
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Dynamic schema for unified plant model
TL;DR: An industrial system configuration platform as mentioned in this paper is a representation of the industrial system and a configuration component that automatically configures at least a portion of an industrial system based at least in part upon metadata that describes the representation.
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Automatic user interface generation
TL;DR: A user interface generation system comprises a reception component that facilitates receipt of instantiated objects from within a programmable logic controller, wherein the objects conform to a hierarchically structured data model as mentioned in this paper.
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Distributed message engines and systems
Gavan W. Hood,Michael D. Kalan,Sujeet Chand,Paul R. D'Mura,Kenwood H. Hall,Kenneth S. Plache,Clifton H. Bromley +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a system and methods that facilitate messaging capabilities within a unified plant model (UPM) via employing a plurality of message engines that collaborate in such system.