A Reference Model for the Process Control Domain of Application

Dhevcharran, Nirvani (1995) A Reference Model for the Process Control Domain of Application. Masters thesis, University of South Africa.

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Abstract

The process control domain is intrinsically complex and dynamic. It has proved to be difficult to construct and maintain process control systems under the traditional software development methodologies.Object Orientation is the latest paradigm in software development. The reason for its widespread acceptance is that it allows the application of the principles of hierarchical structuring and component abstraction which is essential in building large systems. It also promotes component reusability which makes systems easier to maintain and modify. For the process control domain, these are important benefits. Furthermore, most process control systems have physical devices which can be modeled naturally as objects with the timing and performance issues of each object directly addressed. A Target System Reference Model which addresses various aspects of the process control domain is proposed within this dissertation. The objective is to provide a frame of reference within which a process control system can function.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Distributed Databases, Methodology, Object Orientation, Paradigm, Process Control, Real-time Object Oriented Modeling, Reference Model, Software Engineering, Software Engineering Environments, Systems Engineering, Target System, Temporal Behaviour.
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Martin Lucas Mkoba
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2017 10:49
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2017 10:55
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1178

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