Title :
A CORBA-based manufacturing environment
Author :
Whiteside, Robert A. ; Pancerella, Carmen M. ; Klevgard, Paul A.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Livermore, CA, USA
Abstract :
A CORBA based distributed object software system was developed for Sandia´s Agile Manufacturing Testbed (SAMT). This information architecture supports the goals of agile manufacturing: rapid response to changing requirements; reduction in both time and cost of the product realization process; and integration within a heterogeneous, wide area networked enterprise. Features of the resulting software controlled manufacturing environment are: easy plug and play of manufacturing devices, support for both automated and manual operations, information flow both into and out of manufacturing devices, and a dynamic task sequencer
Keywords :
manufacturing data processing; object-oriented methods; object-oriented programming; process control; wide area networks; CORBA based distributed object software system; CORBA based manufacturing environment; SAMT; Sandia Agile Manufacturing Testbed; changing requirements; dynamic task sequencer; heterogeneous wide area networked enterprise; information architecture; information flow; manufacturing devices; plug and play; product realization process; rapid response; software controlled manufacturing environment; Agile manufacturing; Automatic control; Computer architecture; Costs; Manuals; Manufacturing automation; Plugs; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1997, Proceedings of the Thirtieth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7743-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1997.667175
