A Middleware Framework for Networked Control Systems

In this thesis, we present such a middleware framework for networked control systems. Central to this framework is Etherware, a message oriented component middleware for such systems. We begin with a detailed description of the design and architecture of Etherware, and illustrate Etherware based development of networked control systems through a fairly complex traffic control testbed application. Building on the middleware, we address safety and security issues in networked control through a detailed scenario in this testbed, implementing safety preserving security overrides. We then address the issue of providing guarantees of overall system behavior in networked control systems. In particular, based on established properties of sub-systems, we prove system-wide guarantees for safety and liveness in the traffic control testbed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Baliga, Girish Bantwal

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kumar, P.R.

• Computer Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3198922

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/81675