Functional Programming for Discrete Process Control (original) (raw)

1982, IFAC Proceedings Volumes

Manufacturing process can be described by transfer functions, which act on the manufactured object's attributes, in the same way as co~ puting functions act on data. Machines are regarded as interpretation resources, with the same conceptual function as processors, and a factory is seen as an object-flow interpreter. This analogy is explored in s eve ral ways, and it can be considered a starting point for the design on the pro cess controller. The resulting methodology should contribute towards be~= ter communication between computer control users and suppli e rs, l e ading to faster and more reliable control software design.