THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE FLEXIBLE COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING (FCIM) WORKSTATION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS USED ON THE RAPID ACQUISITION OF MANUFACTURED PARTS (RAMP) PROJECT. THIS SYSTEM IS AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM THAT IS PRESENTLY BEING DEPLOYED TO DOD SITES FOR USE IN ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION PROCESSES. THE AREA OF CONCENTRATION IS THE FACTORY FLOOR WORKSTATION SYSTEM. A BRIEF OVERVIEW EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE VARIOUS GENERIC RAMP MODULES AND LEADS THE READER TO THE WORKSTATION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS THE SPECIALIZED AREA OF DISCUSSION. THE DESIGN PRESENTED FEATURES A MODULAR, CONFIGURABLE, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM CAPABILITY THAT IS BASICALLY ALGORITHM DRIVEN BUT CAN SUPPORT EVENT DRIVEN SOFTWARE PROCESSES WHERE REQUIRED. THE PAPER IS HIGHLY DETAILED AND DISCUSSES THE GENERIC WORKSTATION SETUP AND EACH SPECIFIC TYPE OF WORKSTATION THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO DATE.
| Number of Pages : | 19 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
