Chapter 6 Automated And Emerging Technologies: Unit 6.1: Automated Systems Flashcards
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Define automated system
Combination of software and hardware that is designed and programmed to work automatically without the need of any human intervention.
What are the 7 uses if automated systems?
Industrial
Transport
Agriculture
Weather
Gaming
Lighting
Science
Name 2 examples of automated systems in industrial applications.
Nuclear power station
Manufacture of paracetamol
Name 2 examples of automated systems in transport.
Self-parking cars
Adaptive cruise control
Name an example of automated systems in agriculture.
The Brazilian irrigation system
Name 6 sensors that are used in the automated systems for weather.
Thermometer - Measure temperature
Anemometer - Measure wind speed
Hygrometer - Measure humidity
Barometer - Measure air pressure
Level sensor - Measure rain fall
Light sensor - Measure hours of daylight
Name 2 sensors that are used in the automated systems for gaming.
Accelerometers - These measure acceleration and deceleration and therefore respond to tilting the gaming device forward / backward and side to side
Proximity sensors
Name an example of automated systems in lighting.
Lighting system in a house
Name 3 sensors that are used in the automated systems for lighting.
Light sensors - To automatically switch lights on or off depending on the ambient lighting
Motion sensors - To automatically turn lights on in a room when somebody enters
Infrared sensors - To be used either as a motion detector or as part of the security system
Name an example of automated systems in science.
Chemical process in a laboratory
