Title :
People and technology in the globally competitive factory
Author_Institution :
GE Fanuc Autom. North America Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
A model for evaluating progress in factory automation is outlined. Operational characteristics in the 1980s factory are described. Characteristics of the 1990s factory are then examined at five levels: servo, path generation, distributed CPU, supervisory and enterprise.<>
Keywords :
factory automation; hierarchical systems; distributed CPU; enterprise-level automation; factory automation; globally competitive factory; path generation; servo; supervisory level automation; Aerospace industry; Feedback control; Home appliances; Humans; Machinery; Manufacturing automation; North America; Production facilities; Servomechanisms; Virtual manufacturing;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
