1. Gregory D. Hunt, II (CIM)-Block 2
Automation
Gregory D. Hunt, II
(CIM)-Block 2

2. What is it???

3. Automation: the use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process.

4. Controls
Fundamentally, there are two types of control loop; open loop control, and closed loop (feedback) control.
Open: In open loop control, the control action from the controller is independent of the "process output".
Closed: In closed loop control, the control action from the controller is dependent on the process output.

5. When did this all start?!?

6. Early Automation
The earliest feedback control mechanism was the water clock invented by Greek engineer Ctesibius (285–222 BC).
In 1771 Richard Arkwright invented the first fully automated spinning mill driven by water power, known at the time as the water frame.
in 1785 Oliver Evans created an automatic flour mill, making it the first completely automated industrial process.
Relay logic was introduced with factory electrification, which underwent rapid changes from 1900 through the 1920s. Central electric power stations were also undergoing rapid growth and operation of new high pressure boilers, steam turbines and electrical substations created a large demand for instruments and controls.

8. How has it changed???

9. during the 1950s throughout the 1960s, General Motors showcased the Firebirds, a series of experimental cars that were described to have an "electronic guide system [that] can rush it over an automatic highway while the driver relaxes”.
1987 German engineer Ernst Dickmanns, equipped a sedan with a bank of cameras and 60 micro-processing modules to detect objects on the road—in front of and behind the vehicle.
The race for the first fully autonomous consumer car is on. Car companies begin partnering with tech companies to give consumers a glimpses of increasing levels of autonomous driving, such as the Mercedes S 500 and the Tesla S.

11. The Future?

12. Reports suggest that 47% of people employed in the US are at risk of being replaced by machines and 35% of jobs in the UK may similarly be threatened – with even higher threats in developing countries, with two thirds of jobs at risk of being automated.
Around 1.7 million robots are already in use around the world, but they are largely used in industrial settings where few humans are allowed to set foot. As that number grows, and the roles they perform expand, the likelier humans are to work hand in hand with robots, side by side – increasing the risk of harm.

13. Work Cited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation