Standard Handbook of Industrial Automation (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)

1. Backdrop to Automation Systems.- Automation-The Multifacted Technology.- Annotated Glossary of General Automation Terms.- 2. Sensors and Measuring Systems.- Motion, Position, Speed, Velocity-Geometric Variables I.- Dimension, Displacement, Thickness-Geometric Variables II.- Object Detection, Proximity, Presence, Nonpresence-Geometric Variables III.- Machine Vision.- Machine Vision-State-of-the-Art Systems.- 3. Control Systems.- Control System Architecture.- Programmable Controllers.- Programmable Controllers-State-of-the-Art Systems.- Programming the Programmable Controller.- Sequence Controllers-Hardware / Software Trends.- Expert System and Model-Based Self-Tuning Controllers.- Numerical Control and Computer Numerical Control.- Computer Numerical Control-State-of-the-Art Systems.- 4. Actuators and Materials-Transfer Systems.- Robots in Perspective.- Robot Technology Fundamentals.- A Robot Dynamics Simulator.- Control of Actuators in Multilegged Robots.- Servomotor and Servosystem Design Trends.- Stepper Motors and Controls.- Linear and Planar Motors.- Solid-State Variable Speed Drives.- Materials Motion / Handling Systems.- 5. Interfaces and Communications.- User Interfacing to Process Computer Controls.- Local Area Networks (LANs).- Communication Standards for Automated Systems.- Index follows Section.