This paper shows the features of workflow distribution on workplaces technical process preparation stage parts production and operational calendar planning stage. Also, problem was formulated mechanism its occurrence described. An algorithm for managing volume work by jobs at technological developed.

This paper examines the measures of performance and in particular addresses the throughput of an automated production line processing multiple products. The line is composed of a sequence of workstations connected in series with finite buffers in between. We explore the effects of buffer size on attenuating the impact of line blocking and starvation that can cause a reduction in the output. Suc...

This paper describes ongoing work toward a remote robotics research site which allows repeatable remote experimentation on multiple mobile robots. Our system consists of ten small mobile robots hosting onboard Unix workstations. The robots provide facilities for sensing and moving obstacles, inter-robot positioning and communications, and user input. The Unix workstations allow the user to cont...

This paper provides experimental data and analysis to quantify both the peak and sustained performance characteristics of four of the most promising new networking technologies for interconnecting machines in a high-performance cluster of workstations. These technologies include Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI), Myrinet, Fibre Channel System (FCS), and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Cluster...

This paper presents a manned-vehicle/unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) mission system that enables an operator in a manned aircraft to issue mission level commands to an autonomous aircraft in real time. A natural language interface allows the manned and unmanned vehicle to communicate in languages understood by both agents. A task scheduler transforms the commands into a dynamic mission plan consi...

Autonomous mobility technologies may have applications to manned vehicle convoy operations—they have the ability to enhance both system performance and operator capability. This effort examines the potential impact of introducing semi-autonomous mobility [Convoy Active Safety Technologies (CAST)] into manned vehicles. Twelve civilians with experience driving military vehicles in convoy-type ope...