References on RCS



For a complete list of publications of the Intelligent Systems Division in NIST, including the ones on RCS, you can visit the web
site ISD Publications List. Here we provide very limited portion of the publications on RCS, including the ones that OSU has contributed to.



V. Gazi, M. L. Moore, and K. M. Passino, ``Real-time control system software for intelligent system development: Experiments and an educational program,'' in IEEE Int. Symp. on Intelligent Control, Gaithersburg, MD, pp. 102--107, Sept. 1998. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format.

M. L. Moore, V. Gazi, K. M. Passino, F. Proctor, and W. P. Shackleford, ``Complex Control System Design and Implementation Using NIST-RCS Software Library." Submitted for publication. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format.

V. Gazi, M. L. Moore, K. M. Passino, F. Proctor, W. P. Shackleford, and J. Albus, ``The RCS Handbook: Tools for Real Time Control Systems Software Development.'' In preparation. See RCS Handbook for table of contents.

A. J. Barbera, J. S. Albus, and M. L. Fitzgerald, "Hierarchical control of robots using microcomputers," in  Proceedings
of the 9th International Symposiumon Industrial Robots,  Washington, DC, March 1979.

J. S. Albus, C. McLean, A. J. Barbera, and M. L. Fitzgerald, ``An architecture for real-time sensory-interactive control of
robots in a manufacturing environment,'' in  4th AC/IFIP Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, October 1982.

E. W. Kent and J. S. Albus, ``Servoed world models as interfaces between robot control systems and sensory data,''  Robotica, vol. 2, January 1984.

J. S. Albus, H. G. McCain, and R. Lumia, `` NASA/NBS standard reference model for telerobot control system architecture (NASREM),'' Technical Note 1235, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, April 1989.

M. W. Gertz and D. B. Stewart, ``A human-machine interface to support reconfigurable software assembly for virtual
laboratories,'' IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine , vol. 1, Dec. 1994.

H. M. Huang, R. Quintero, and J. S. Albus, "A Reference Model, Design Approach, and Development Illustration toward
Hierarchical Real-Time System Control for Coal Mining Operations," Advances in Control and Dynamic Systems,
Academic Press, July 1991. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

J. A. Simpson, R. J. Hocken, and J. S. Albus, ``The automated manufacturing research facility of the  National Bureau of
Standards,'' Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 17-32, 1983.

J. S. Albus, E. Barkmeyer, and A. Jones, ``Approach to a system architecture for post office automation,'' in Proc. USPS
4th Advanced Technology Conference, Washington, DC, November 5-7 1991.

J. S. Albus, M. Juberts, and S. Szabo, ``RCS: A reference model architecture for intelligent vehicle and highway systems,''
in Proceedings of the 25th Silver Jubilee International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation, Florence,
Italy, June 1992.

J. S. Albus, ``System description and design architecture for multiple undersea vehicles,'' Technical Note 1251, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, September 1988.

S. Szabo, H. Scott, K. Murphy, and S. Legowik, ``Control system architecture for remotely operated unmannedland vehicle,'' in Proc. of 5th IEEE Int. Symp. on Intelligent Control, Philadelphia, PA, September 5-7 1990. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

J. S. Albus, ``Outline for a theory of intelligence,'' IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. 21, pp. 473--509, May/June 1991.

A. J. Barbera, J. S. Albus, M. L. Fitzgerald, and L. S. Haynes, ``RCS: The NBS real-time control system,'' in Proceedings
of the Robots 8 Conference and Exposition, Detroit, MI, June 4-7 1984.

J. S. Albus, "4-D/RCS Reference Model Architecture for Unmanned Ground Vehicles," Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, April 24 - 28, 2000. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

J. S. Albus, "4-D/RCS: A Reference Model Architecture for Demo III," Proceedings of the ISIC/CIRA/ISAS '98 Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, September 14-17, 1998. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

"The NIST Real-time Control System (RCS) An Applications Survey," Proceedings of the AAAI 1995 Spring Symposium Series, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA, March 27-29, 1995. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

H. M. Huang and E. Messina, "NIST-RCS and Object-Oriented Methodologies of Software Engineering: A Conceptual Comparison," Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems: A Semiotic Perspective, Gaithersburg, MD, October 20-23, 1996. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

R. Bostelman, A. Jacoff, N. Dagalakis and J. S. Albus, "RCS-Based RoboCrane Integration," Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems: A Semiotic Perspective, Gaithersburg, MD, October 20-23, 1996. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

H. M. Huang, "An Operator Experience with a Hierarchical Real-Time Constrol System (RCS)," NISTIR 5862, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, June 1996. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format

H. M. Huang, J. Horst and R. Quintero, "A Motion Control Algorithm for a Continuous Mining Machine Based on a Hierarchical Real-Time Control System Design Methodology," Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 5: 79-99, 1992. Download the document in PDF format or in PS format