DTIC ADA1008035: A Generalized Experiment Control and pdf

DTIC ADA1008035: A Generalized Experiment Control and

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A portable, automated, generalized experiment control and data acquisition system was developed for the Materials Laboratory to fulfill some of its data automation needs. The system is portable in that all hardware components fit in an aluminum carrying case, except for the terminal which is separate. The need for portability requires the program to be loaded from the terminal minicassette tape. The collected data is likewise dumped into the minicassette. The Air Force method of requirements definition, IDEFO, was used to model the software requirements. It involves a top-down approach to development. The model, thus diagrammed, provided the general structure from which the program itself was written. Structured code and ample documentation form the basic programming technique implemented. The program is currently operational, the system having been utilized in two actual experiment set-ups. The requirement to load the program from the minicassette was not satisfied, however, because of some loader error.

The program can presently be loaded using a floppy disk system

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 3/1/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Iloreta, Arsenio R, AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, *DATA PROCESSING, *EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, *COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, *DATA ACQUISITION, *COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, CONTROL SYSTEMS, AUTOMATION, MICROPROCESSORS, THESES, MEMORY DEVICES, USER NEEDS, FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, MICROCOMPUTERS, ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS, MATERIALS LABORATORIES

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