Lecture - 1 Introduction
Industrial Automationa and Control: Lecture - 1 Introduction
Summary
- Introduction to the Course and the Subject
- Role of Automation Systems in the Industry
- Types of Production Systems and their Automation
Instructional Objectives
After learning the lesson a student should be able to:
- Describe the scope and nature of the course
- Define Industrial Automation
- Compare Automation with Control
- Describe the major roles of Automation in the Industry
- Relate how Automation affects economies of scope and scale
- Categorise and describe major types of Automation Systems
- Provide industrial examples to illustrate the above points
Table of contents
- Defining Industrial Automation
- Objective and Nature of the Course
- Role of Automation in Industry
- Cost/unit
- Production
- Dynamic Manufacturing Environment
- Economy of Scope
- Categorisation of Production system
- Types of Production Systems
- Types of Automation Systems
- Fixed Automation
- Programmable Automation
- Flexible Automation
- Integrated Automation
- Lesson Review
- Points to Ponder
