Overview of industrial process automation

Man-made or industrial processes, localised or geographically distributed, need be automated in order to ensure they produce quality, consistent, and cost-effective goods or services. Automation systems for these processes broadly consist of instrumentation, control, human interface, and communicati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Sharma, K. L. S.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [S.l.] : Elsevier, 2011.
SeriesElsevier insights.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780124157798
9780124157903
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xvii, 289 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Why automation?
  • Automation system structure
  • Instrumentation subsystem
  • Control subsystem
  • Human interface subsystem
  • Automation strategies
  • Programmable control subsystem
  • Hardware structure of controller
  • Software structure of controller
  • Programming of controller
  • Advanced human interface
  • Types of automation systems
  • Special purpose controllers
  • System availability
  • Common configurations
  • Advanced Input/Output system
  • Concluding remarks
  • Appendixes.