Development of an integrated control and measurement system
This thesis presents a tutorial on the issues involved in the development of a minicomputer-based, distributed intelligence data acquisition and process control system to support complex experimental facilities. The particular system discussed in this thesis is under development for the Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) Program at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (ORGDP). In the AVLIS program, we were careful to integrate the computer sections of the implementation into the instrumentation system rather than adding them as an appendage. We then addressed the reliability and availability of the system as a separate concern. Thus, our concept of an integrated control and measurement (ICAM) system forms the basis for this thesis. This thesis details the logic and philosophy that went into the development of this system and explains why the commercially available turn-key systems generally are not suitable. Also, the issues involved in the specification of the components for such an integrated system are emphasized.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5778557
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-9012; ON: DE86002631; TRN: 86-020176
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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