An approach to project management in computer-aided control engineering

An integrated approach to the management of computer-aided control engineering projects is described. It is shown that to exploit the benefits of object-oriented modelling and design an object-oriented database is required. A dynamic system object model is developed for use in project management using an object-oriented database. A complete description of the project management facilities is given, and the graphical user interface is described. A case study is used for illustration. Open architectures are considered and it is concluded that, together with object-oriented methods, these provide the possibility for exploiting the work described.