Continuing the forward thinking of previously held distributed computer control systems meetings, this volume discusses both the positive and negative views on trends in OSI-based communications; the development of the fieldbus; the importance of the incorporation into basic real time operating systems to be used for distributed systems of concepts such as time-stamping and access to global time-bases; and the influence of artificial-intelligence-based technologies on the distributed computer control world.
Section headings and selected papers: Keynote Address. Real time
distributed control systems - a realistic perspective, M G Rodd et al. The
Development of the Fieldbus. Fieldbuses in manufacturing automation: A study
of the application layer requirements, J D Decotignie & P Pleinevaux.
Fieldbus application layer: functionality and models, J R Pimentel.
Architectural Issues. VERS: A tool for DCCS, J Cser et al. ALPHORN - a
toolbox for fault-tolerant, distributed process control systems, H R Aschmann
& H Kirrmann. Fault Tolerance and Error Recovery. Diverse and selective
fault-tolerance in a distributed environment, O Loques et al. On designing a
real time system exempt of any timing failure, M Chetto et al. AI Techniques
in DCCS. A knowledge-based system embedded in distributed real time control,
J Cser et al. StormCast - a distributed artificial intelligence application
for severe storm forecasting, G Hartvigsen & D Johansen. DCCS in CIM and
Process Control. CIM and control functions, how they are served by network
protocols, D J Damsker. Network management and control in a distributed CIM
environment, U W Brandenburg & J Hall. Panel discussion. Author index.