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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

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...

The State of State Tables in the AMRF

Author(s)
Don E. Libes
This paper discusses the representation of automation control algorithms by state tables. Earlier papers favoring state tables are discussed in light of...

Using the AMRF Part Model Report

Author(s)
Sanford P. Ressler
The AMRF (Automated Manufacturing Research Facility) Part Model is a data format used to represent the information characterizing a part to be manufactured in...

AMRF Database Report Format: Part Model

Author(s)
Ted Hopp
Many systems in the NBS Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) need to manipulate part model data. Some systems, such as Design and Process Planning...
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