What is Automation
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Date: 14/08/2018

What is Automation. The meaning of Automation pronunciation Automation definition Automation How to say Automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed
without human assistance. Automation or automatic control is the use of
various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes
in factories, boilers and heat treating ovens, switching on telephone
networks, steering and stabilization of ships, aircraft and other applications
and vehicles with minimal or reduced human intervention. Some processes have
been completely automated.

Automation covers applications ranging from a household thermostat controlling
a boiler, to a large industrial control system with tens of thousands of input
measurements and output control signals. In control complexity it can range
from simple on-off control to multi-variable high level algorithms.

In the simplest type of an automatic control loop, a controller compares a
measured value of a process with a desired set value, and processes the
resulting error signal to change some input to the process, in such a way that
the process stays at its set point despite disturbances. This closed-loop
control is an application of negative feedback to a system. The mathematical
basis of control theory was begun in the 18th century, and advanced rapidly in
the 20th.

Automation has been achieved by various means including mechanical, hydraulic,
pneumatic, electrical, electronic devices and computers, usually in
combination. Complicated systems, such as modern factories, airplanes and
ships typically use all these combined techniques. The benefit of automation
include labor savings, savings in electricity costs, savings in material
costs, and improvements to quality, accuracy and precision.

The term automation , inspired by the earlier word automatic (coming from
automaton ), was not widely used before 1947, when Ford established an
automation department. It was during this time that industry was rapidly
adopting feedback controllers, which were introduced in the 1930s.Thanks for Watching please like and subscribe!
 
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