CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND As defined in Chapter1 Automation is creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production and delivery of product and service. Industrial automation deals primarily with the automation of manufacturing, quality control and material handling processes. In this Chapter we will go through all the theoretical background of Automation, PLC (Programmable logic controller), basics of PLC programming, Solenoid valve, and Inductive Proximity detector. 3.1 CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION 1. Fixed 2. Programmed 3. Flexible • Fixed automation use the special purpose equipment in order to automate a fixed sequence of processing or assembly and it is difficult to change the design. • Programmed …show more content…
So GM wants a controller that could be programmed and maintain by plant engineers, rugged enough to withstand the factory environment, flexible, and should also have ease of fault location. Thus the first PLC was installed at GM plant in1969 3.6 PLC (PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER) A programmable logic controller (PLC) is a specialized computer used to control machines and process. It uses a programmable memory to store instructions and specific functions that include On/Off control, timing, counting, sequencing, arithmetic, and data handling. PLC manufactured by any company has several common functional units.PLC architecture consists of the following main units: • Power Supply Supplies DC power to other modules that plug into the rack. In large systems of PLC this power supply does not normally supply power to the field devices. In small and micro PLC systems, the power supply is also used to power field …show more content…
The terms “field” and “real world” are used to differentiate actual external devices that exist and which is wired into the system. • Output Module Forms the interface by which output field devices are connected to the controller. PLCs employ an optical isolator which uses light to electrically connect the internal components from the input and output terminals. • Programmer Units The programmer unit provides an interface between PLC and the user during program development, start-up, and troubleshooting. • Memory unit of the PLC serves quite a lot of functions. It is the place where the application program is stored. It is also where the PLC’s executive program is stored. An execution program work as the operating system of the PLC. It is the program that interprets, manages, and executes the user’s application program. Finally, the memory unit is the part of the programmable controller where process data from the output modules and control data for the output modules are temporarily stored as data
In Ethernet data is send in form of packages, to control
Information in the RAM can be read and written quickly in any order. Usually the RAM is emptied every time the computer is turned off. It is known as 'volatile memory'. 1.8.2 ROM (Read-Only Memory) ROM is a memory chip where crucial system instructions (BIOS) are permanently stored. The data held on ROM can be read but not changed.
Components Computers have one or a lot of big or small R-A-M chips inside. RAM chips are a random access memory chip inside, the computer uses it to store information that will be used anytime or used to store something like the copy clipboard(The copy clipboard is the thing that stores what you copy to paste later) to delete/change later. There is also a spinning or solid state hard drive that uses DVD like disks that stores information like your video games, pictures, or other things. A CPU is the thing that your computer uses to do all the processing work, like our brain but not like it. CPU stands central-processing-unit.
In the early 20th century, American philanthropy matured with the development of a very large and highly visible private foundations created by Rockefeller, and Carnegie. Henry fords Model T was not only successful because it provided cheap transportation on a massive scale, but also because the car signified innovation for the rising middle class and became a powerful symbol of America 's age of
Industrial Revolution DBQ Essay The Industrial Revolution was a time period that began in the 18th century in Great Britain and later spread throughout many other parts of the world, such as further in Europe and the United States. The revolution involved a shift between making goods by hand to by machine and impacted those of all social classes, each with their own active role in contributing to progression. Manchester, an influential and powerful city of the revolution period, illustrates the ways to which the revolution progressed. The city presents evidence of initially divided social classes and a negatively impacted environment, but later amends were made to create a generally positive outcome.
Introduction The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), in accordance with the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) of 2010, in partnership with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has committed to making the VA performance more transparent and accessible. In order to achieve the strategic goals, objectives of the VA and the nested goals of Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the Undersecretary for Benefits (USB) has directed implementation of an initiative with the goal of eliminating the use of the current End Product (EP) code system as a method of tracking the workload within VBA. Business Case Currently, VBA Manual 21-4, dated July 24, 2015 prescribes the use of an End Product (EP) system to facilitate accurate control
The Industrial Revolution shaped the growing economy at the time in many positive and negative aspects. The Industrial Revolution took place during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s and was considered to be the “New Industrial.” Many things were brought to the economy at the time due to this occurring; some in which being machinery, technology, production of goods, and even performance. The economy was not the only thing greatly affected by this revolution but the farmers, the working-class, and the middle-class were also affected to a deep extent.
Joshua Davis author of La Vida Robot and Walter Isaacson author of Steve Jobs both had the same perspective . They believed in order to have a successful, strong team you need a team member who has adequate background knowledge in a particular subject. In order to make a successful and strong team you need someone with adequate background knowledge in a particular subject. In the text La Vida Robot, Joshua Davis states, “(Lorenzo)
Progressive tries to tackle many of the issues that we face today. The Progressive movement addressed the issues in factories and the liberties given to the people. With vast growth in population in concentrated areas came more technological advances. Many acts of legislation were passed during this era, especially those in the labor market. Mainly the Progressive Era had a lot of focus on the social issues of the time.
he Industrial Revolution overall had a positive effect on happiness in the workplace, village space, and resources for workers. The first example that shows it was positive is that the children were happy and had never been beaten in work. According to the 3rd document it says “They seemed to always be cheerful and alert” this tells me that it was positive because the children never got beat and they were always happy and cheerful to be at work which could cause better work ethic. Another positive thing is that in the village they were given more places to stay and they were fed and clothed.
Transported into the future, Ray Bradbury paints a picture in the reader’s head of the Happy Life Home, filled with technology to fit everyday needs. A family, mom, dad, and two kids, start to slowly fall apart because of being surrounded with technology. In The Veldt, Bradbury uses multiple examples of author’s craft such as personification and tone or mood to help prove and point out a theme included in his story. His theme contained in the story is, influencing children with so much technology early on can not only stir up violent thoughts but, can also cause breaks between friend and family relationships. The first author’s craft that can prove this theme to be true is personification.
The Industrial Revolution was a period that saw the rapid development of industry in Britain between the late 1700s and early 1800s. The revolution then began it’s spread to America which became known as the second Industrial Revolution between 1820 and 1870. The revolution was seen as mass production of manufactured goods, the growth of factories, the increased use of steamships and railroads, and the positive effect on the social and economic conditions of the society. While this was occurring, there was a rapid increase in employment opportunities due to many factories needing employees to operate them, which lead to the innovation of new products. Some of the innovations produced during the revolution were the telephone, X-Ray, light bulb,
Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt” teaches readers that too much technology can have a bad effect on people. In the story, the Hadley family lives in a Happylife Home which has machines that do pretty much everything for them. The machines make their meals, brush their teeth and tie their shoelaces. There is even a nursery for the children that creates any world they could imagine. In the end of the story, the nursery and the family take a turn for the worse.
Due to automation and robotics, around five million jobs exist with 300,000 people estimated to already be employed in industrial robotics.
Many jobs have become easier by being replaced by robots. Robot are not just the idea of talking mechanical parts as we see in futuristic movies. There are a variety of different types of robotic machines, great majority of them appear in factories and in science technology work fields. Robots in factories help replace a dangerous parts of a job. However, there have been different perspective with robots replacing jobs.