NDLI: An Interface for Computer-Aided Control Engineering based on an Engineering Data-Base Manager

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mroz, Peter A. McKeehen, Phil Taylor, James H.
Copyright Year	1988
Description	Author affiliation: Control Systems Lab, GE Corporate R & D, Schenectady, NY 12345 (Taylor, James H.) \|\| Flight Dynamics Labs, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Labs, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 (McKeehen, Phil) \|\| Jackson Lab, DuPont Chambers Works, Deepwater NJ 08023 (Mroz, Peter A.)
Abstract	A companion paper [1] describes an engineering data-base manager (EDBM) for computer-aided control engineering (CACE). The need for an EDBM to support the complete control system design cycle is also discussed. The obvious benefit of integrating an EDBM into a CACE environment, as demonstrated in [1,2], is knowing how all system models and analysis and design result data are interrelated. This results in a data base that is documentable and reproducible. If the user interface of the system is designed correctly, there can be several major secondary pay-offs as well: information hiding (eliminating the need to recall commands and file names, for example) and direct integration of CACE activity and EDBM functionality. Conversely, if the CACE environment and EDBM are not integrated well, many users will not be motivated to use the EDBM to track models and results. The features of an EDBM-based user interface to a CACE software environment are described in detail below. This includes demonstrating the execution of all data base operations, including browse, display, edit, purge, delete, and replicate, as well as executing certain CACE activity directly from the EDBM displays. Some of these features have been implemented in a rapid prototype software environment [3,4]; more of them are currently being incorporated in version 1.0 of our CACE environment [5]; a few will remain to be realized in future stages of this work. The primary goal of this user interface design is to make EDBM an integral part of the environment, not merely an appendage.
Starting Page	725
Ending Page	730
File Size	499060
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1988-06-15
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	American Automatic Control Council(AACC)
Subject Keyword	Control engineering computing Computer interfaces Control engineering Data engineering Engineering management User interfaces Displays Control systems System analysis and design Software prototyping
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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