A CORBA-based distributed object software system was developed for Sandia?s Agile Manufacturing Testbed (SAMT). This information architecture supports the goals of agile manufacturing: rapid response to changing requirements; reduction in both time and cost of the product realization process; and integration within a heterogeneous, wide-area networked enterprise. Features of the resulting software-controlled manufacturing environment are: easy plug-and-play of manufacturing devices, support for both automated and manual operations, information flow both into and out of manufacturing devices, and a dynamic task sequencer.
Citation:
Robert A. Whiteside, Carmen M. Pancerella, Paul A. Klevgard, "A CORBA-Based Manufacturing Environment," hicss, vol. 1, pp.34, 30th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Volume 1: Software Technology and Architecture, 1997