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TY - JOUR
T1 - An experiment in distributed manufacturing control
AU - Armitage, B.
AU - Hutchison, D.
AU - Skinner, A.
PY - 1992/7/1
Y1 - 1992/7/1
N2 - Local area networks are used in industrial control applications that require the digital interconnection of low-level devices such as transducers, actuators and simple controllers. It is possible to use such interconnections solely as a wiring alternative to the traditional star-connected computer controllers and to leave the control of the application with one ‘central’ computer. However, using a local area network to connect intelligent low-level devices opens up the possibility of applying a distributed control methodology to the application. This paper describes the application of a distributed control approach to a work cell previously based around a single, large programmable logic controller. Comparisons of the two approaches are made in an attempt to quantify the effect of this new approach on the metrics of the work cell.
AB - Local area networks are used in industrial control applications that require the digital interconnection of low-level devices such as transducers, actuators and simple controllers. It is possible to use such interconnections solely as a wiring alternative to the traditional star-connected computer controllers and to leave the control of the application with one ‘central’ computer. However, using a local area network to connect intelligent low-level devices opens up the possibility of applying a distributed control methodology to the application. This paper describes the application of a distributed control approach to a work cell previously based around a single, large programmable logic controller. Comparisons of the two approaches are made in an attempt to quantify the effect of this new approach on the metrics of the work cell.
KW - Distributed control
KW - Local area network (LAN)
KW - Manufacturing
KW - Programmable logic controller (PLC)
KW - Work cell
U2 - 10.1007/BF02601629
DO - 10.1007/BF02601629
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84870877458
VL - 7
SP - 231
EP - 237
JO - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
JF - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
SN - 0268-3768
IS - 4
ER -