Title :
Distribution in control and innovation
Author :
Schooling, Steven
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
In this paper an emerging trend towards distribution in the diverse disciplines of control systems engineering and innovation theory is identified. Developments in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Innovation Theory are discussed and the correlations between trends in the two disciplines are highlighted. The practical implications of distribution are then considered through a case study analysis of a research and development project that is developing an integrated environment for specification and implementation of open control systems. The paper highlights technological and innovation management lessons which may be of use to practitioners.
Keywords :
control system analysis computing; distributed control; case study analysis; control systems engineering; distributed control systems; innovation management lessons; innovation theory; integrated environment; open control systems; Centralized control; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Decision making; Distributed control; Intelligent actuators; Process control; Systems engineering and theory; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7298-0
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2002.1025315
