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*       Course                  :  CS 843                       *
*       Teacher                 :  Dr.Chang                     *
*       Assignment              :  Term paper proposal          *
*       Date Submited           :  02/18/03                     *
*       By                      :  Wei Liu		        *
*       UserId                  :  wxliu                        *
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1.Topic:
        Web-based Distributed Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Monitoring and Control

2.Major Goals:
        Desing an Internet-based monitoring and control system for a FMS.
	Discuss several solutions such as open architecture design and integration, socket connection, and three-level heterogeneous client/server communication. 

3.Scope:
        Introduction to FMS monitoring and control 
        Open architecture desing and integration
	Connectivity and function interfaces
        Control responce and realiability
        System security mechanism
        Application system protopyte
        Conclusion

References:
        Hadida-Hassan M.; Young S.J.; Peltier S.T.; Wong M.; Lamont S, Web-based Telemicroscopy, Journal of Structural Biology, Volume 125, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 235-245 

	Wen-Yau Liang and Peter O'Grady, An Internet-Based Application for Electronics Assemblies Components Selection, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Volume 37, Issues 1-2, October 1999, Page 85-88