Distributed computer control systems 1985 : proceedings of the sixth IFAC workshop, Monterey, California, U.S.A., May 20-22, 1985

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. 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