Automated System

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Automated System

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a combination of software and hardware designed and programmed to work automatically without the need for any human intervention

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Distributed Control System (DCS)

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A powerful computer system programmed to monitor and control a complex process without the need for human interaction

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Adaptive Cruise Control

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The use of sensors, actuators, and microprocessors to ensure that a vehicle keeps a safe distance behind another vehicle

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Accelerometer

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A sensor that measures acceleration and deceleration and that can detect, for example, the organisation

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Robotics

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The branch of (computer) science that encompasses the design, construction, and operation of robots

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Robot

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A mechanical device that can carry out tasks normally done by humans

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Autonomous

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Able t o operate independently without any human input

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Controller

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A microprocessor that is control of a process

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WebCrawler/search bot

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A software robot that roams the internet scanning websites and categorising them; often used by search engines

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Chatbots

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A pop-up robot on a website that appears to enter into a meaningful conversation with a web user

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End-effector

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an attachment to a robot arm that allows it to carry out a specific task, such as spray painting

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LiDar

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a contraction of light detection and ranging; the use of lasers to build up 3D image of the surrounding

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drone

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a flying robot tha can be autonomous or operated using remote control; a drone can be used for reconnaissance or deliveries

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Phenotyping

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The process of observing the physical characteristics of a plant to access its health and growth

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cogitive

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relating to the mental processes of the human brain involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through, experiences and inputs from the five senses

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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A collection of rules and data which gives a computer system the ability of reason, learn and adapt to external stimuli

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Expert System

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A form of of AI that has been developed to mimic a human’s knowledge and expertise

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Explanation System

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Part of an expert system which informs the user of the reasoning behind its conclusions and recommendations

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Inference Engine

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A kind of search engine used in an expert system which examines the knowledge based for information that matches the queries

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Inference Rules

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Rules used by the inference engine and in expert systems to draw conclusions using IF statements

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Knowledge Base

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A repository of facts which is a collection of objects and attributes

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Object

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An item stored in the knowledge based

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Attribute

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something that defines the objects stored in a knowledge base

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Rule base

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a collection of inference rules used to draw conclusions

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Machine Learning

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A sub-set of AI in which algorithms are trained and learn from past experiences and examples

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Web Scraping

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A method of obtaining data from websites