Distributed Computer Control Systems, 1985: Proceedings of the Sixth Ifac Workshop, Monterey, California, U.S.A. May 20-22, 1985

✍ Scribed by G. J. Suski

• Publisher: Pergamon Pr
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 215
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Focuses on recent advances in the theory, applications and techniques for distributed computer control systems. Topics covered include: DCCS applications and case studies, DCCS communications, architectural considerations in DCCS, DCCS tools for design and development, DCCS communication management, function and resource allocation in DCCS, design methodologies for DCCS, DCCS applications and systems. Contains 22 papers.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
NOTICE TO READERS, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
SIXTH IFAC WORKSHOP ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS 1985, Page v
PREFACE, Page vi
WELCOMING ADDRESS, Page ix, M.G. Rodd
REAL-TIME DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER CONTROL IN FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, Pages 1-7, S.P. Meyer, I.M. MacLeod, M.G. Rodd, G. Bloch
DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT, Pages 9-19, S. Tanaka, T. Sakai, H. Hirayama, H. Takaoka
A DISTRIBUTED EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM TO MODEL DISPERSION AND DEPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERIC RELEASES, Pages 21-27, S.S. Taylor
OPEN DISCUSSION, Pages 29-30
SEMANTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS OF INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION IN A DCCS SPECIFICATION, Pages 31-38, L. Motus
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS IN REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS: PERFORMANCE ASPECTS, Pages 39-45, V. Tschammer, W. Wawer
BROADCAST PROTOCOLS IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS, Pages 47-52, R. Gueth, J. Kriz, S. Zueger
OPEN DISCUSSION, Pages 53-54
MULTI-MICROPROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LEP STORAGE RING CONTROLS, Pages 55-61, J. Altaber, P.G. Innocenti, R. Rausch
DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME CONTROL, Pages 63-67, E.H. Dummermuth
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF DISTRIBUTED CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR A THERMAL POWER PLANT, Pages 69-76, P. Purkayastha, J.K. Pal
OPEN DISCUSSION, Page 77
THE CONIC TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, Pages 79-89, M. Sloman, J. Kramer, J. Magee
SIMULATION OF HIERARCHICAL PROCESS CONTROL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Pages 91-103, J. Davidson, J.L. Houle
OPEN DISCUSSION, Page 105
INTERPROCESSOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT, Pages 107-113, G. Bhattacharyya, T. Ghoshal, K. Datta
NETWORK MANAGEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS, Pages 115-122, V. Tschammer, H. Klessmann
THE STRUCTURED DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOCAL AREA NETWORK — ETANET, Pages 123-130, Fang Qiang, Zhang Qin
OPEN DISCUSSION, Pages 131-132
UNI-LEVEL HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPTIMAL SYSTEM DESIGN, Pages 133-143, C. Imamichi, A. Inamoto
THUDS: A HIGHLY AVAILABLE DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEM, Pages 145-153, Lan Jin, Meiming Sheng, Xianzhi Liao, Di Zhou, Yuanyuan Yang, Youheng Xu, Yi Pan
LOAD DISTRIBUTION AMONG REAL-TIME CONTROL COMPUTERS — MULTIPROCESSOR CONTROL OF TANDEM ROLLING MILLS, Pages 155-162, M. Kai, H. Wada, H. Kasahara, S. Narita, H. Ukaji
OPEN DISCUSSION, Page 163
AUTOMATING THE EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM BEHAVIOR IN FAULTY ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 165-171, A. Pashtan
AN APPROACH TO DCCS DESIGN BASED ON THE USE OF AUGMENTED PETRI NETS, Pages 173-182, B.R. Kruger, M.G. Rodd, I.M. MacLeod
OPEN DISCUSSION, Page 183
THE DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE CERN LOW ENERGY ANTIPROTON RING (LEAR), Pages 185-191, U. Tallgren, D. Kemp, J. Knott, P. Lienard, T. Pettersson, A. van der Schueren
AN INTEGRATED COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM – ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, Pages 193-201, L.A. Golemanov, G.N. Nikiforov
MODIAC — A MODULAR INTEGRATED MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND PROCESS CONTROL, Pages 203-216, M. Di Manzo, G. Menga, G. Neri, S. Rivoira, A. Serra, R. Zoppoli
OPEN DISCUSSION, Page 217
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, Pages 219-225
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 227-228
IFAC Publications, Published and Forthcoming volumes, Page 228