CHAPTER 6

6.3:
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS

MS. MASARRAH
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1 • Describe the computer-controlled system

in control applications.

• Identify the benefits and drawbacks of

2 these computer-controlled system in a
manufacturing sector.
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED SYSTEMS

DEFINITION:
• A set of devices such as a processor, sensors, and
actuators that work together to achieve a set of
objectives

Examples:
• Painting a car
• Controlling the temperature of a building
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
Advantages Disadvantages

▪ Quick to respond to change and can ▪ The hardware and software can be very
process data very quickly. expensive to develop.
▪ Can run all day, everyday without needing ▪ If there is power cut, the system will stop;
a break. compared to people can keep working.
▪ Can operates in places dangerous to ▪ Cannot react to unexpected eventsas a
human. human can.
▪ Can carry out repetitive tasks error free,
unlike humans.
▪ Not require wages.
▪ Can take account of hundreda of inputs at
the same time and still make accurate
decisions.
TYPES OF COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS

1) Robotic In
Manufactures

Types Of
Computer-
controlled
Systems
2) Production 3) Autonomous
Line Control Vehicle
 ROBOTIC IN MANUFACTURER

ROBOTS DEFINITION
• A machine controlled by a computer that is used to perform
jobs automatically.

MACHINE LEARNING DEFINITION

• The ability of computers to learn without
being explicitly programmed.
 USE OF A ROBOT
1. Have major role within the manufacturing industry where
their main use is to carry out repetitive tasks and some
can be re-programmed to do different task as
necessary.
2. Robots learns how to carry out tasks in different ways; a
programmer can write instructions for the robot, then
observe the robot while it does the task (called teach
and learn method).
3. Robot can be guided through a task the first time, then it
produces instructions itself.
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF USING ROBOT
Advantages
▪ Increased speed (no need for
breaks).
▪ Reduced labor costs (no need to
train or hire new staff).
▪ Higher product quality.
▪ Able to carry out
dangerous/demanding task for
humans.
Disadvantages
▪ Cannot make independent
decisions.
▪ Cannot change their actions to
accommodate the new
situation.
▪ The initial setup costs very high.
▪ Robots sometimes break down
and need to be repaired.
 PRODUCTION LINE CONTROL
Production Line
Control DEFINITION
• A line of machines and workers in a factory
that a product moves along while it is being
Produced.
• They perform complex assembly line tasks.

Used to:
• Create an end product from raw materials or other components.
• Control the flow of materials along the whole production line.
 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Autonomous
Vehicles DEFINITION
• A vehicle capable of sensing its environment
and operating without human involvement.

Spatial laser
sensors DEFINITION
• Sensor are used with lasers to detect,
measure and analyse the space and
objects in an environment, in real time.
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Advantages Disadvantages

▪ Fewer driving errors due to ▪ Expensive to buy or renting

hundreds of calculations every ▪ Technology could go wrong, can
second in future. cause malfunctions or accidents.
▪ Easier to park ▪ Maybe difficult to get a license or
▪ Time saving insurance cover in future.
▪ Helped disabled people to be ▪ More pollution if the vehicle is not
independent. electric.
▪ Increasing efficiency ▪ Safety and security as the system
could be hacked.
 OPEN

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