Title :
On fault tolerance in manufacturing systems
Author :
Chintamaneni, P.R. ; Jalote, P. ; Shieh, Yuan-Bao ; Tripathi, Satish K.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The physical and control structure of manufacturing systems is described, and a hierarchical model for supporting fault tolerance is proposed. The main advantage of the model is that it allows different fault tolerance and recovery techniques to be used in different segments of the network. To help in the choice of specific techniques in particular network segments, a set of metrics to evaluate fault tolerance techniques is presented along with preliminary ideas about integrating the different techniques. Design issues in applying the model to a given manufacturing system are discussed.<>
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; manufacturing computer control; manufacturing data processing; protocols; MAP; control structure; fault tolerance; hierarchical model; manufacturing systems; network segments; physical structure; protocols; recovery techniques; Automatic control; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing systems; Production facilities; Protocols; Telecommunication network reliability;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
