Automation Definition and 41 Threads

Hi there, Thank you for welcoming into your community. I completed a five year electrical control engineering college, then studied chemical engineering followed by a PhD in analytical chemistry. Since the last seven years I work in a role that involves chemical engineering and process...

I want to create a program that can type and click for me on any Windows app without access to the source code. This would save a lot of time doing boring and repetitive tasks. Is this possible?

Humanoid Robots. Just requiring your thoughts on this. Major events,functions example Weddings, Birthday, Anniversary celebrations, Cricket, Football live match etc are captured using Video camera/s with Humans performing the function with later on the captured recorded video is edited with...

Hello, I am a first year student at the Faculty of Electronics in Serbia. In October, I have to choose the direction, I am hesitant between control system(automation) and electric power. What should I choose, what is more promising, where are the higher salaries...

Hi all, Hope you are safe and doing well. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about the field of medical physics and its outlook. He seemed to like the field and was impressed by its career prospects. However, one worry he had was automation, in this case, it replacing the role...

Tesla’s Autopilot a ‘distant second’ to GM’s Super Cruise system in Consumer Reports testing I think this is very interesting because of Consumer Report's reason for their evaluation. The GM autopilot aggressively monitors the driver to make sure he/she is alert and paying attention. The GM...

Summary: Hello; i am trying to work my way thru some motor sizing calculations on a semi-simple example so that i can more easily do it in the future. Could i get some guidance? Hello: I am trying to develop a good system for sizing motors (generally steppers). In the past i just guesstimated...

The recent 737 tragedies have shown us, I think, a few pointers about automation of planes. Of course, investigation is ongoing but my understanding is that the input from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor and an automated system which the pilots couldn’t switch off contributed. Two worries here...

Preface: I've done some reading and have minimal experience with micro controllers and circuit boards. Though it is a simple question, the internet has puzzled me, likely with the jargon I don't fully understand! You can have an Arduino board or Raspberry PI and send it a program to perform...

An airship is any powered, steerable aircraft that it is inflated with a gas that is lighter than air. Hydrogen isn't the only gas usable for airships, but it is the only gas that really makes sense. That is because it has good lift to volume, is relatively inexpensive and is common as dirt...

I read that a lot jobs done by people today will end up getting automated in the near future and that only those jobs that require human creativity and language etc that cannot be easily replicated by AI will remain. If this is true how far away are we from mass unemployment in the low-skill and...

I am currently an undergraduate researching Supernovae. We are doing some luminosity calculations using CIAO and HEASOFT which take anywhere between 7 to 13 hours for each remnant. To make the process quicker, I wrote a script that reduces that time to about 40 minutes for each remnant. One of...

Hi all, For those of you who work in field like software engineering, data analysis, and other tech industries, what measures have taken to make sure you'll always have a job in the face of automation. I know at my core what I would want to do if academia isn't an option after my PhD is work in...

I study control theory and robotics. Recently I figured out that I have a much deeper understanding of probability and statistics compared to my colleagues. Is this 'talent' valuable in my field and if so, where? We used this theory to define white noise, but nothing more...as of now. Also I am...

Hi.. I want to know how can we specify the data(electrical) passing through cable that we are designing in CST design studio to test the effect of EMI on the data passing?

It had to happen eventually. The world's first fatality while a car was driving itself. Self-Driving Tesla Was Involved in Fatal Crash If the car can't see a semi turning in front of it, you have to wonder if it can see a motorcycle or even other cars.

Hello everyone, Greetings of the day. My name is Zeshan, I am automation engineer, I am stuck in problem of automation of weighing and sort system in chicken slaughter house using plc and load cell. Everything is done right but load cell is not giving me the right weight to make the right...

Hi all, I've finally narrowed down my career interests to robotics and controls. I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology. I'm looking at a couple different grad programs at a local school: MSEE with a focus on robotics and controls. M. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on...

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From what I've seen, most engineers - outside software engineers - work with Matlab and spreadsheets like Excel. I don't know how to code in Matlab yet, so I'm not sure about how different it is from traditional programming languages like C/C++. I'm more interested in Control Engineers - and...

In regards to programmable logic controllers (like http://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Programmable-Controllers or http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/product-category/3900-pac--plc---other-controllers) ladder, function block, and structured text are commonly used programming methods. As far as...

Hi everyone. I'm studying for the exam of control theory, and now I'm having an hard time with the response of a system, in particular when we have oscillations. Suppose you have a system, with a transfer function, say, G(S), in the form: G(S) = 1 -------------------...

Please can anyone help me on programmable logic controller tutorial or even where I can buy both the tutorial and simulator.

With automata replacing everything in this world, including a lot of laboratory functions, would experimental researchers be obsolete as well, with computational researchers as the only ones remaining? Or am I looking at it too simplistically? I prefer experimental work to computational, but...

A bit of background first, I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada I completed my electrician apprenticeship and received my ticket in summer 2012 and I just finished my first year of general engineering will be starting Electrical engineering in september. I am trying to find my direction in the...

Hi friends, I have two different questions. 1. I search information about development new automation systems, not regular development that develop a new algorithm or new control method or search after the dynamics of the system but development without research and without to take out new...

Problems of control and automation, help please! 2. What are the 4 classes of programming languages of PLC? 3. How to illustrate the meaning of control system in control and automation system? 4. How to illustrate the major role of CPU in a PLC and what is the major role of CPU? 5...

I want to know how the artificial intelligent become integrated or can improve more automation systems and machine that build in automatic way Display screen, solar cells, lithium ion batteries, printed circuit boards and 3D printers. I know that these automation systems and machine are...

I am interesting to know about the automation systems (production line) and the machines that manufactures these products: solar cells, thin-film solar modules, display screens like: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), touch panel and plasma, thin film rechargeable lithium ion batteries, lithium ion...

i work on project to make the wheel chair works by voice commands but the harder part that i want to use mechanical one and make it work by electrical power then by voice recognition I need more information about how to reform the wheel chair to make work by electrical power ?

Homework Statement Hi, I'm hari. I'm doing final yr B.E. I'm trying to do the headlight automation in automobiles. bt i dono by which device i can do it efficiently?? in my project i wan to sense the light and if the amount of light exceeds the particular value the vehicle wants to dim the...

Dear Experts, I am currently in last year in university. My major is Electrical Engineering concentration in control. In my campus, I am given a lot of theory about EE rather than practical things (making instrument or robot). And now I get my internship in manufacturing company that gives...

Hi, I am building control panel for automation testing unit. - Ambient Temperature to measure:- - pulley speed and temperature to measure. So far... for Ambient Temp I have used T-Type and for pulley speed I have used magnetic pick up 10V. And for interfacing used USB6009. Can...

Good day everyone: I am planning on automating a robotic arm that is in my school's Instrumentation and Controls lab for my senior project, but I would like to know what are the things that I would have to take into consideration. What are the Steps that I would have to take to get this...

Hello, I have decided to pursue a degree in electrical engineering because that is what I feel I am interesred in. I am fascinated by control systems, and would like to pursue a career in avionics. I am obviously majoring in EE for a bachelors, but I would like to have a Masters. My...

I've been trying to learn about home automation devices that can be controlled from a remote location. Most of what I've read requires that I have a computer running at home and that I send the commands through the computer. I'm trying to figure out if there are devices that I can plug into my...

I'm currently looking for a system which can automate a part of my process. Currently, there is an operator listening for sound, which is distinct enough for the human ear. Upon hearing this sound, he shuts down the system. I would imagine that if an ear can easily differentiate the sound, a...

hi there, i am trying a project on home automation through a telephone. i am trying to design my own system for this. can u give me some ideas regarding this? any site i should refer? any journal papers i can refer? what is the simulation software i should know for designing this system...

anyone did or intends to choose industrial automation control systems ( IACS) for their training and/or occupation? do you have any info about IACS job wise, money wise, difficulties (nerve wrecking) job, job stability, stress and everything else related to industrial automation control...

hi alll! just a quick one. You know when you design a controller - you go and plot the open loop transmission, L(jw) on a nichols plot, where L(jw) = C(jw)H(jw) P(jw) where P and C are the plant and controller respectively. You then 'manipulate' this plot (i.e. vary your controller) until...

THEN Older machines cane be automated by using plc's How to Manufacture the PLC? for this Email to bhosalerajendrad@yahoo.com