Question

Define autumation.What are the varioud types of automation

Answer 1

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed with minimal human assistance. Automation or automatic control is the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers and heat treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, steering and stabilization of ships, aircraft and other applications and vehicles with minimal or reduced human intervention. Automated production systems can be classified into three basic types:

1. Fixed automation

2. Programmable automation

3. Flexible automation