Process Control Flashcards
What are the advantages of Process Control?
- Little human interaction is needed
- The process can continue 24 hrs a day, every day
- Safety for workers is improved
What are the Disadvantages of Process Control?
- Expensive equipment and computer hardware needed
- It has created some unemployment
What is a robot?
Is a machine that can be programmed to perform a sequence of actions.
What are bionics?
Attempt to link machines to living things, such as giving a person an artificial limb
The inputs, which are in hospitals, are from sensors that measure…
- Pulse Rate
- Temperature
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Gases
- Breathing Rate
What are the outputs at a hospital?
- Alarms
- Displays
- Printers
What are the advantages of computer control in hospitals?
- Automatic Alarm Systems
- Reduce chances of Human Error
- Frees nursing staff to perform other duties
What are the Disadvantages of computer control in hospitals?
- The initial cost of buying the system
What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
Give examples of AI Systems
- Chess Playing Machine
- Can read handwriting
- Recognise object
What is an expert system?
That takes the place of a human expert.
What are the advantages of expert systems?
- An expert system should never get facts wrong
- The knowledge in the database can be far more than a human is capable
What are the disadvantages of expert systems?
- Some people may prefer the personal touch rather than dealing with machines
- Are expensive
Industrial robots carry out…
- Repetitive, Boring jobs
- Dangerous Jobs
- Heavy Jobs
- High Precision Jobs
