Automated systems
Sensors, microprocessors and actuators
An automated system is a combination of software and hardware (for example, sensors, microprocessors and actuators) that is designed and programmed to work automatically without the need of any human intervention.
Just like monitoring and control system mentioned in Chapter 3.
Application areas:
- industrial
- transport
- agriculture
- weather
- gaming
- lighting
- science
Microprocessor and sensors for monitoring and controll system
- Sensor sense data
- Convert data through ADC
- Store data in microprocessor
- Microprocessor Compare data
- Activate signal through DAC
- Continue
Industrial applications: A nuclear power station
Industrial applications: Manufacture of paracetamol
Transport applications: Self-parking cars
Transport applications: Adaptive cruise control
Agriculture applications: Irrigation system
Weather applications: Station
Gaming applications
- Gaming devices involve sensors to give a degree of realism to games:
- accelerometers (these measure acceleration and deceleration and therefore measure and respond to tilting the gaming device forward/backward and side to side)
- proximity sensors (used in smart touch pads; here electrodes are embedded in touch pads that can detect hand/finger position thus increasing user awareness).
Lighting applications
Science applications
