Manufacturing and Automation Systems: Techniques and Technologies, Part 2 of 5

Content: 
Contributors to this Volume
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages vii-viii

Preface
Pages ix-xiii

Real Time Control Software for Manufacturing Systems
Pages 1-33
David M. Auslander, Cheng Haam Tham

Reduction of Manufacturing Cost Through Material Handling
Pages 35-82
Pius J. Egbelu

Preliminary System Design for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (Fms): Essential Elements, Analysis Tools, and Techniques
Pages 83-122
CATHERINE M. HARMONOSKY

Mechatronics Techniques in Manufacturing and Automated Systems
Pages 123-136
Stephen Derby

Techniques for Machine Layout Optimization in Manufacturing and Automation Systems
Pages 137-172
SUNDERESH S. HERAGU

A Reference Model, Design Approach, and Development Illustration toward Hierarchical Real-Time System Control for Coal Mining Operations
Pages 173-254
Hui-Min Huang, Richard Quintero, James S. Albus

Human Supervisory Control of Predominantly Automated Manufacturing Processes: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Investigations
Pages 255-306
Christine M. Mitchell, T. Govindaraj, James E. Armstrong, Charlene R. Benson, Dean A. Hettenbach

Techniques for the Integration of Manufacturing Systems
Pages 307-354
G. Harhalakis, C.P. Lin, L. Mark

Advances in Manufacturing Assembly Systems
Pages 355-405
SOUMEN GHOSH, ROGER J. GAGNON

Index
Pages 407-421