The RCS Handbook

As control systems become increasingly complex, there is a growing need for software tools for use in their design and implementation. Introducing proven, free-to-use software from the NIST's real-time control systems (RCS) library, this practical resource arms readers with the tools they need to construct hierarchical and distributed RCSs for challenging industrial applications. Featuring numerous design and implementation examples, this is a complete reference to high-technology automation solutions.
Market: Electronic Engineers and Computer Scientists involved with controls; Professionals in manufacturing, process control, and robotics.Steuerungssysteme werden immer komplexer. Entsprechend groß ist die Nachfrage nach Software Tools für Design und Implementierung, die den Einsatz solcher Systeme erleichtern. "The RCS Handbook" beschreibt eine Reihe von Software Tools aus der RCS (Real-Time Control Systems) Library des National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Diese RCS-Tools haben sich als besonders nützlich erwiesen bei der Entwicklung hierarchischer und verteilter Echtzeit-Steuerungssysteme, und zwar für eine breite Palette von Anwendungen.
"The RCS Handbook" bietet darüber hinaus auch Hintergrundinformationen und zahlreiche Softwarebeispiele; eine kleinere Auswahl an Designbeispielen und Implementierungen wird detailliert besprochen. Ob als Lehrbuch oder Nachschlagewerk - "The RCS Handbook" ist ein nützlicher Leitfaden für die Praxis. Preface.

RCS TUTORIAL.

Introduction.

Getting Started Quickly: RCS Essentials.

The Reference Model Architecture and RCS Applications.

RCS HANDBOOK.

Design Theme Problem: Automated Highway System.

Programming in NML.

RCS Control Module.

Writing NML Configuration Files.

Other Classes and Functions.

RCS Diagnostics Tool.

Code Generation and Design Tool.

APPENDICES.

Appendix A: C++ Introduction.

Appendix B: Compilers and Makefiles.

Appendix C: General Operating System Concepts.

Appendix D: RCS Version Functions.

Appendix E: Platforms Tested.

Bibliography.

Index. "This book serves as a user's guide for development engineers using the software library in industrial applications." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
"...clearly laid out...an extremely beneficial aid to anyone interested in RCS..." Measurement & Control VEYSEL GAZI, MATHEW L. MOORE, and KEVIN M. PASSINO are at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
WILLIAM P. SHACKLEFORD, FREDERICK M. PROCTOR, and JAMES S. ALBUS work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The complete engineering resource for implementing the NIST real-time control systems software library

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) real-time control systems (RCS) library is a highly useful tool for engineers developing and implementing hierarchical and distributed real-time control systems. This book serves as a user's guide for development engineers using the software library in industrial applications.

The RCS Handbook is divided into three parts. The first section provides a tutorial introduction to RCS that discusses the RCS design methodology and the Reference Model Architecture (RMA) on which the RCS library is based. The second section serves as an RCS handbook for applications engineers and features two illustrative design examples, coverage of issues in programming in Neutral Message Language (NML), and discussion of code generation and architecture files. The third section provides helpful appendices that provide useful background information on the C++ language, compilers and makefiles, and general operating system concepts.

Suitable as a primary text for a course in real-time control or as a professional reference, The RCS Handbook is a one-of-a-kind resource that provides unparalleled coverage of the RCS library and practical solutions in high-tech automation.