Title :
Design of Hierarchical Control Systems for Automated Job Shops
Author_Institution :
Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc., 10 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02238
Abstract :
The problem of real-time control system design for an automated or semi-automated job shop is considered. Prototype software tools for this purpose have been developed and used at BBN. In a small-batch environment with considerable part mix, the efficiency of programming and testing the control system itself can be as important as product throughput to the overall acceptance of automation and to shop efficiency
Keywords :
Automatic control; Automatic programming; Automatic testing; Control systems; Job design; Real time systems; Software prototyping; Software tools; System testing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1984
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
