AN APPROACH TO PROJECT-MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROL ENGINEERING

An integrated approach to the management of computer-aided control eng ineering projects is described. It is shown that to exploit the benefi ts of object-oriented modelling and design an object-oriented database is required. A dynamic system object model is developed for use in pr oject management using an object-oriented database. A complete descrip tion of the project management facilities is given, and the graphical user interface is described. A case study is used for illustration. Op en architectures are considered and it is concluded that, together wit h object-oriented methods, these provide the possibility for exploitin g the work described.