Title :
Industrial electronics: Precision robots, vision systems, and expert systems intensify the computer´s role on the production floor
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The computer´s role in manufacturing is stressed. Among the topics discussed are: a system that allows `window´ viewing; the development of a robot-simulation tool; programmable controllers with data transmission; and high-voltage integrated circuits (HVICs) and their potential for industrial controls.
Keywords :
controllers; data communication systems; industrial robots; integrated circuits; manufacturing computer control; programmed control; HVICs; data communication; data transmission; high-voltage integrated circuits; industrial controls; industrial electronics; industrial robots; manufacturing computer control; programmable controllers; robot-simulation tool; window viewing system; Computers; Induction motors; Machine vision; Manufacturing; Production; Robot kinematics;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370144
