A model of process interaction in real-time distributed computer control systems

Abstract

Real-time computer control is characterized by the need for a high degree of lnteraction between some machine or physical process, its controlling computer, and the human operator. recently there has been a trend towards the use of distributed real-time computer systems which potentially offer greater functional flexibility, better maintainability and better reliability than centralized systems, The increasing demands that are being placed on real-time computer control systems have highlighted the deficiencies of current heuristic design techniques and emphasised the need Ior solid theoretical design precepts.