Industrial cyber physical systems: A survey for control-engineering tools

Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) play significant role in shaping smart manufacturing systems. CPS integrate computation with physical processes where behaviors are represented in both cyber and physical parts of the system. In order to understand CPS in the context of smart manufacturing, an overview of CPS technologies, components, and relevant standards is presented. A detailed technical review of the existing engineering tools and practices from major control vendors has been conducted. Furthermore, potential research areas have been identified in order to enhance the tools functionalities and capabilities in supporting CPS development process.