A.K. Gupta - Industrial Automation and Robotics: An Introduction

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The material in and the videos on the companion disc appear and were adapted from Real-Time Embedded Components and Systems with Linux and RTOS by S. Siewert and J. Pratt. Mercury Learning and Information, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-942270-04-1.

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T he purpose of this book is to present an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of automation and robotics for industrial applications. The book initially covers the important concepts of hydraulics and pneumatics and how they are used for automation in an industrial setting. It then moves to a discussion of circuits and using them in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidic design. The latter part of the book deals with electric and electronic controls in automation and final chapters are devoted to robotics, robotic programming, and applications of robotics in industry. A companion disc is included with applications and videos.

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The material in and the videos on the companion disc appear in and were adapted from Real-Time Embedded Components and Systems with Linux and RTOS by S. Siewert and J. Pratt. Mercury Learning and Information, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-942270-04-1. I would like to thank Jen Blaney of Mercury Learning for her professional and patient assistance with this product, Sean Westcott for his input and support, and to dedicate this project to the truest friend, Sandy.

Jean Riescher Westcott
October 2016

The word automation comes from the Greek word automatos, meaning self-acting. The word automation was coined in the mid-1940s by the U.S. automobile industry to indicate the automatic handling of parts between production machines, together with their continuous processing at the machines. The advances in computers and control systems have extended the definition of automation. By the middle of the 20th century, automation had existed for many years on a small scale, using mechanical devices to automate the production of simply shaped items. However the concept only became truly practical with the addition of the computer, whose flexibility allowed it to drive almost any sort of task.

Automation can generally be defined as the process of following a predetermined sequence of operations with little or no human labor, using specialized equipment and devices that perform and control manufacturing processes. Automation in its full sense, is achieved through the use of a variety of devices, sensors, actuators, techniques, and equipment that are capable of observing the manufacturing process, making decisions concerning the changes that need to be made in the operation, and controlling all aspects of it.

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Automation is the process in industry where various production operations are converted from a manual process, to an automated or mechanized process.