Title :
Distributed Control System
Author :
Murayama, Tomohiro
Author_Institution :
Manuf. Eng. Lab., Toshiba Corp., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The Distributed Control System is a network-oriented controller for various machines like industrial robots and assembly machines. Instead of a large centralized controller, this system is composed of a number of modules interconnected through 5 Mbit/s network. The author has developed three types of module: Servo Module, I/O Module and Display Module. They have powerful CPUs and are small enough to be embedded in machines. The author developed a compact monitor software running on these modules. An experimental application is presented to illustrate the advantages of this system.<>
Keywords :
control systems; controllers; distributed control; 5 Mbit/s network; Display Module; Distributed Control System; I/O Module; Servo Module; assembly machines; compact monitor software; industrial robots; network-oriented controller; Assembly systems; Centralized control; Control systems; Distributed control; Electrical equipment industry; Industrial control; Power system interconnection; Robotic assembly; Service robots; Servomechanisms;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics, 1991. 'Robots in Unstructured Environments', 91 ICAR., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa, Italy
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0078-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240524
