Feb 18, 2026 · Examples of these machines include waterwheels, windmills, and simple steam-driven devices. More than 2,000 years ago the Chinese developed trip-hammers powered by flowing water …

Feb 18, 2026 · In this section, the types of automation are defined, and examples of automated systems used in manufacturing are described. Three types of automation in production can be distinguished: …

Feb 18, 2026 · Examples of such applications include spot welding, continuous arc welding, and spray painting. Spot welding of automobile bodies is one of the most common applications of industrial …

Feb 18, 2026 · Automation has been applied in various ways in the transportation industries. Applications include airline reservation systems, automatic pilots in aircraft and locomotives, and …

Jan 27, 2026 · Automation began in the late 1940s with the development of the transfer machine, a mechanical device for moving and positioning large objects on a production line (e.g., partly finished …

Automation also makes possible the performance of tasks that are well beyond the limits of human capabilities, as for example the launching, tracking, and control of spacecraft.

Dec 5, 2025 · Examples of these functions are planning the step-by-step processes for the product, part programming in numerical control, and scheduling the production operations in the factory.

Feb 18, 2026 · Automation - Feedback, Control Systems, Robotics: Feedback controls are widely used in modern automated systems. A feedback control system consists of five basic components: (1) …

Feb 18, 2026 · For example, a simple computer program for solving mate-in-one chess problems might try moves at random until mate is found. The program might then store the solution with the position …

Jan 31, 2026 · Automation - Computer Control, Process Automation, Robotics: In computer process control, a digital computer is used to direct the operations of a manufacturing process.