DocumentCode
1080615
Title
People and technology in the globally competitive factory
Author
Sweet, Larry M.
Author_Institution
GE Fanuc Autom. North America Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Volume
11
Issue
7
fYear
1991
Firstpage
4
Lastpage
8
Abstract
A model for evaluating progress in factory automation is outlined. Operational characteristics in the 1980s factory are described. Characteristics of the 1990s factory are then examined at five levels: servo, path generation, distributed CPU, supervisory and enterprise.<>
Keywords
factory automation; hierarchical systems; distributed CPU; enterprise-level automation; factory automation; globally competitive factory; path generation; servo; supervisory level automation; Aerospace industry; Feedback control; Home appliances; Humans; Machinery; Manufacturing automation; North America; Production facilities; Servomechanisms; Virtual manufacturing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Control Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1066-033X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/37.107040
Filename
107040
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