Computer Automation in Manufacturing

Today, every engineer interested in manufacturing should have a firm grasp of computer architecture and how computer processors are interfaced to electromechanical processors to gather information and control machines. The theory of continuous and discrete control and its application is fundamental to designing and working with the next generation of manufacturing systems. The purpose of Introduction to Computer Automation in Manufacturing is to provide a broad introduction to digital control technology and its application of manufacturing automation. It covers the application of this technology from the machine level through the manufacturing cell and shop floor levels, provides broad coverages of subjects beginning with the architecture of computers and controllers and ending with shop floor applications. Written specifically for engineering students, the book does not require a specialised background and can be used as early as the 3rd year of an undergraduate engineering program. Readers will appreciate this book's broad scope and integration of topics, as well as the provision of numerous end-of-chapter problem sets. This book should be of interest to Senior undergraduate/graduate industrial engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering students.