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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Operations Manual for the Inspection Workstation

Author(s)
Howard T. Moncarz, Steve Osella, B Brochardt, Ralph C. Veale
The main purpose of this manual is to explain how to operate the Inspection Workstation (IWS) of the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) at the

Common Memory for the Personal Computer

Author(s)
Siefried Rybczynski
Section I serves as an introduction to the concept of common memory. It identifies the purpose of the accompanying software collection, and lists the personal

AMRF Network Communications

Author(s)
Siefried Rybczynski, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Evan K. Wallace, M Strawbridge, Donald E. Libes, C Young
This document describes the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) factory network architecture as implemented 1985

Implementation of the Inspection Robot Controller

Author(s)
Howard T. Moncarz, T Borchard
This document describes the implementation specifics of the Inspection Robot Controller (IRC) program. This program runs under the control of the ECS program

Cell Controller Operations Manual

Author(s)
Bruce Thomas
This manual is one in a series of operations manuals written to instruct a novice in the operation of one of the systems in the Automated Manufacturing Research

SIMA Reference Architecture Part I: Activity Models

Author(s)
Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Neil Christopher, Shaw C. Feng, James E. Fowler, Simon P. Frechette, Albert T. Jones, Kevin K. Jurrens, Charles R. McLean, Mike Pratt, Harry A. Scott, M. K. Senehi, Ram D. Sriram, Evan K. Wallace
This report describes the activities and information flows inherent in the product realization process for discrete electro-mechanical parts and products. That
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