UID:
almahu_9949697694702882
Format:
1 online resource (436 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-16289-4
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1-299-19335-8
Series Statement:
Control and dynamic systems : advances in theory and applications ; v. 46
Content:
Control and Dynamic Systems V46: Manufacturing and Automation Systems: Techniques and Technologies
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Manufacturing and Automation Systems: Techniques and Technologies, Part 2 of 5; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Chapter 1. Real Time Control Software for Manufacturing Systems; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. The Manufacturing Hierarchy; 3. Case Study: Plate Milling Saw; 4. Operator Interface; 5. Embedded Control Systems; 6. Multitasking/Multiprocessing; 7. Multitasking Concepts; 8. Multiprocessing Concepts; 9. Computing Environment; 10. Selected Bibliography; CHAPTER 2. REDUCTION OF MANUFACTURING COST THROUGH MATERIAL HANDLING; I. INTRODUCTION
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II. MATERIAL HANDLING INTERACTION WITH OTHER ASPECTS OFMANUFACTURINGIII. COST REDUCTION THROUGH INTEGRATED DESIGN CONCEPT; IV. REDUCTION OF HANDLING COST THROUGH KEY COMPONENTS; V. UNIT LOAD ROUTING TO REDUCE MANUFACTURING COST; VI. A PALLETIZING AND WAREHOUSE LOADING PROBLEM; VII. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READINGS; VIII. CONCLUSION; IX. REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. PRELIMINARY SYSTEM DESIGN FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (FMS): ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, ANALYSIS TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER IN PRELIMINARYFMS DESIGN; III. GENERAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
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IV. SPECIFIC PRELIMINARY DESIGN TECHNIQUES ANDANALYSISREFERENCES; Chapter 4. Mechatronics Techniques inManufacturing and Automated Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DEFINING MECHATRONICS; III. WHAT DOES MECHATRONICS ACCOMPLISH; IV. MECHATRONIC APPLICATIONS; V. CASE STUDY - THE ASSEMBLY ROBOT; VI. DOCKING ROBOT CONCEPT - AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN; VII. DESIGN OF THE GRASPTM ASSEMBLY ROBOT; VIII. DESIGN LIMITATIONS; IX. CONCLUSIONS; X. REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. TECHNIQUES FOR MACHINE LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION IN MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MODELS FOR THE LAYOUT PROBLEM
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3. TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING THE LAYOUT PROBLEM4. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. A Reference Model, Design Approach, and Development Illustration toward Hierarchical Real-Time System Control for Coal Mining Operations; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A GENERIC REFERENCE MODEL; 3. The RCS Task Decomposition Methodology; 4. METHODOLOGY APPLICATION: THE CONTEXT DEFINITIONAND THE HIERARCHY DEVELOPMENT; 5. METHODOLOGY APPLICATION: TASK ANALYSIS; 6. METHODOLOGY APPLICATION: THE RCS PLANS; 7. DISCUSSION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATORCONTROL INTERFACE LEVELS; 8. COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
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9. SUMMARYACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Human Supervisory Control of Predominantly Automated Manufacturing Processes:Conceptual Issues and Empirical Investigations; Background; GT-FMS Structure; Direct Manipulation Technology: Assessment of its Utility for FMS Operators; Decision Making of a Systems Manager of a Flexible Manufacturing System; Distributed Decision Making in Complex Systems; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 8. TECHNIQUES FOR THE INTEGRATION OFMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS ON CIM SYSTEMS; 3. FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION OF INSIM
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4. KNOWLEDGE BASE DESIGN METHODOLOGY
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-012746-6
Language:
English