Automated System Flashcards
Automated System
a combination of software and hardware designed and programmed to work automatically without the need for any human intervention
Distributed Control System (DCS)
A powerful computer system programmed to monitor and control a complex process without the need for human interaction
Adaptive Cruise Control
The use of sensors, actuators, and microprocessors to ensure that a vehicle keeps a safe distance behind another vehicle
Accelerometer
A sensor that measures acceleration and deceleration and that can detect, for example, the organisation
Robotics
The branch of (computer) science that encompasses the design, construction, and operation of robots
Robot
A mechanical device that can carry out tasks normally done by humans
Autonomous
Able t o operate independently without any human input
Controller
A microprocessor that is control of a process
WebCrawler/search bot
A software robot that roams the internet scanning websites and categorising them; often used by search engines
Chatbots
A pop-up robot on a website that appears to enter into a meaningful conversation with a web user
End-effector
an attachment to a robot arm that allows it to carry out a specific task, such as spray painting
LiDar
a contraction of light detection and ranging; the use of lasers to build up 3D image of the surrounding
drone
a flying robot tha can be autonomous or operated using remote control; a drone can be used for reconnaissance or deliveries
Phenotyping
The process of observing the physical characteristics of a plant to access its health and growth
cogitive
relating to the mental processes of the human brain involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through, experiences and inputs from the five senses
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
A collection of rules and data which gives a computer system the ability of reason, learn and adapt to external stimuli
Expert System
A form of of AI that has been developed to mimic a human’s knowledge and expertise
Explanation System
Part of an expert system which informs the user of the reasoning behind its conclusions and recommendations
Inference Engine
A kind of search engine used in an expert system which examines the knowledge based for information that matches the queries
Inference Rules
Rules used by the inference engine and in expert systems to draw conclusions using IF statements
Knowledge Base
A repository of facts which is a collection of objects and attributes
Object
An item stored in the knowledge based
Attribute
something that defines the objects stored in a knowledge base
Rule base
a collection of inference rules used to draw conclusions
Machine Learning
A sub-set of AI in which algorithms are trained and learn from past experiences and examples
Web Scraping
A method of obtaining data from websites
