automatic controls
Systems managing themselves
Automatic controls are systems that regulate processes without continuous human intervention.
A thermostat is a simple automatic control—it monitors temperature and activates heating or cooling to maintain a set point.
In industrial settings, automatic controls manage everything from assembly lines to chemical reactions: The plant's automatic controls adjust pressure and flow rates in real time.
The field encompasses sensors, feedback loops, and the logic that connects them.
- feedback loopSelf-modifying cyclical process
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- robot armsProgrammable mechanical limbs
- self-driving carsAutomobiles requiring no operator
- HVAC systemsHeating, ventilation, cooling equipment
real time feedback · transducers · servomotors · actuators · motion sensors · microcontrollers · encoders · autopilot · simulation software · smart grids · safety systems · gyroscopes · solenoids · medical devices · CNC machines · circuit · relay · setpoint
- steam heatingboiler, radiator, steam pipe, condensate, steam pressure
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