6. Automated and Emerging Technologies Flashcards
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Components of an automated system
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- sensors
- microprocessors
- actuators
2
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Role of a microprocessor in an automated system
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- processes information
- makes decisions based on pre-programmed rules
3
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Advantages of using automated systems
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- increased production efficiency
- improved quality control
- safer working environments
- consistent and repeatable results
4
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Disadvantages of using automated systems
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- high initial investment cots
- potential job losses
5
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Sensor questions
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- specific sensor detects specific thing
- uses analogue-to-digital converter (ADC)
- continually sends digitised data to microprocessor
- microprocessor compares data to stored values
- if value is outside acceptable range microprocessor sends signal to actuator
- actuator used to cause specific effect
- process is continuous/repeats until turned off/stopped
6
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Characteristics of robots
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- programmable
- mechanical structure
- electrical components
7
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Advantages of using robots to the company employees
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- no need to perform repetitive/mundane tasks
- can be protected from dangerous tasks
- can utilise their skills in other tasks
8
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Disadvantages of using robots to the company’s owners
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- expensive to install
- high maintenance costs
- may deskill the workforce
- if they malfunction, production may stop
9
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Components of expert systems
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- rule base
- knowledge base
- user interface
- inference engine
10
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Role of inference engine
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- makes decisions
- …by applying the rules/logic to the facts/knowledge
- to provide a result/diagnosis
11
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Role of rule base
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- stores the rules for the system
- …for the inference engine to use
- used to link the facts in a knowledge base
12
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Role of knowledge base
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- provides the facts
- …to generate the rules
- …to make the decisions
13
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Machine learning
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when a program has the ability to (automatically) adapt to its own processes and/or data
