Object oriented development a logical approach to control system software design
Date
2016-08-26
Authors
Bricker, R I
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Abstract
Automation is currently being used to an ever increasing degree in industrial
plants. However most of these applications require only a few basic control
concepts repeated for each piece of equipment. There is often a fair amount of
interaction between pieces of equipment in terms of safety interlocking and
sequencing. Despite this each piece of software remains an autonomous entity
receiving the necessary external data it requires. The principles of OBJECT
ORIENTED DESIGN are suited to the development of this type of software. This
dissertation will demonstrate that object oriented development has distinct
benefits over more classical design techniques. Generalized software for
controlling a minerals processing plant will be conceptually designed, using
techniques implemented in C++ to demonstrate the basic hypothesis. This will
attempt to encompass all the available design techniques of object oriented
design into an area that has traditionally developed its own software development
paradigm.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the
Witwatersand Johannesburg, in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of
Master of Science in Engineering.
Johannesburg April 16, 1990