ENSURE A BROAD BASE OF ACCEPTABILITY , A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ( SIG 5.1 ) HAS BEEN CONVENED AND IS ALREADY IN OPERATION . THE PURPOSE OF THIS GROUP IS TO PROVIDE COMMENTS , FEEDBACK , AND GUIDANCE TO TEAMS UNDERTAKING PROJECT WORK . AT THE TIME OF WRITING , SIG 5.1 HAS PRODUCED A LIST OF AIMS FOR WORK IN 5.1 . THESE ARE :
- TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR USERS AND POTENTIAL USERS OF CIM SYSTEMS
- TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY IT INDUSTRY WITH SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION , AND WHERE NECESSARY , TOOLS TO EXPLOIT EFFECTIVELY THE EXPANDING MARKET FOR CIM SYSTEMS
- TO MONITOR RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS , AND TO MAKE RECOMMANDATIONS FOR UNITED ACTION WHERE NECESSARY
- TO MAINTAIN RELATIONS WITH OTHER SUB-AREAS OF CIM , WITH OTHER AREAS OF ESPRIT , AND WITH RELEVANT NATIONAL PROGRAMMES .
- TO PROMOTE A COMMON AWARENESS AND IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS OF CIM , FOR EXAMPLE , BY ESTABLISHING A COMMON TERMINOLOGY
IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS A LIST OF AIMS , AND IS NOT A SPECIFICATION OF PROJECT WORK . THE MEANS OF ACHIEVEMENT ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION , AND IT IS LIKELY THAT A PROJECT DEFINITION PHASE WILL BEGIN IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1984 .
THUS THE AREA WILL BE SUBJECT TO A TWO-PHASE APPROACH :
5.1.1 : PROJECT DEFINITION
5.1.2 : DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
IT IS CLEARLY OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT WORK IN OTHER SUB-AREAS OF CIM AND THE OUTPUTS FROM RELEVANT PILOT PROJECTS BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY 5.1 .
PROGRAMME ( 5.1.1 )
YEAR 0 : - PRODUCE FIRST DRAFT OF DESIGN RULES FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF MANUFACTURING
YEAR 1 : - 6TH MONTH :
PRESENT DESIGN RULES , AND PRODUCE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS .
- 6TH - 8TH MONTH :
MAINTAINING CLOSE LINKS WITH THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP , SIG 5.1 , PRESENT PROJECT DEFINITION FOR FUTURE WORK .
PROGRAMME ( 5.1.2 )
YEARS 1-5 : - DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS DEFINED IN 5.1.1 ABOVE .
. " DESIGN RULES FOR CIM SYSTEMS " ( REF . 34 : A/83 )
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO MAKE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SET OF EUROPEAN DESIGN RULES FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS .
. " COMPUTER INTEGRATED PRODUCTION INSULA , DESIGN RULES AND STANDARDS " ( REF . 92 : A/83 )
THIS PROJECT CONCENTRATES ON THE DATA AND DATAFLOWS WITHIN A COMPUTER INTEGRATED PRODUCTION INSULA , CIPI . IT WILL PRODUCE DESIGN RULES RELATING TO CIPIS . A CIPI IN THIS CONTEXT CAN BE ENVISAGED TO INCLUDE SOME OR ALL OF A DESIGN SYSTEM , NC SYSTEMS , PRODUCTION UNITS , AUTOMATION UNITS ( ROBOTS AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT ) , TEST SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL .
5.1.3 . GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEMS ( TYPE B )
GRAPHICS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF CAD/CAE , BUT OTHER AREAS OF CIM CAN MAKE EXTENSIVE