Automation engineering
Automation engineering has two different meanings:[1]
- From a software engineering point of view looking to automate software processes.
- From a traditional engineering sense providing automated solutions to physical activities.
Automation engineer
Automation engineers Automation Engineers are professionals that develop and integrate sensors, robotics, vision systems and controls for a process. PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers) PAC's (Programmable automation controllers) and Industrial PC's are commonly used for automation control but development boards and single board computers are more frequently appearing along with IOT (Internet of Things) components. Automation Engineers are the primary driver s for Industry 4.0 concepts and technology [2]They are experts who have the knowledge and ability to design, create, develop and manage automated systems, E.g. factory automation, process automation and warehouse automation.[3]
Scope
Automation engineering is the integration of standard engineering fields. Automatic control of various control system for operating various systems or machines to reduce human efforts & time to increase accuracy.Another aspect of Automation Engineering is Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture that uses PC's, networked data communications and HMI's (human machine interfaces) for higher level process supervisory management, but uses other peripheral devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLC's), Field I/O devices, industrial machine computers and communication gateways to interface with the plant or machinery. The operator interfaces which enable monitoring and the issuing of process commands, such as controller set point changes, are handled through the SCADA computer system. [4]
Work and career after graduation
Graduates can work for both government and private sector entities such as industrial production, companies that create and use automation systems, for example paper industry, automotive industry or food and agricultural industry and water treatment.
Job Description
Automation engineers can design, program, simulate and test automated machinery and processes. Automation engineers usually are employed in industries such as the energy sector in plants, car manufacturing facilities or food processing plants and robots. Automation engineers are responsible for detailed design specifications and other documents in their creations.[5]
References
- ^ Vikash, Kausal (21 June 2018). "Fundamentals of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)". Kausal Vikash. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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- ^ Jianhua, Zhang (2017). Mechatronics And Automation Engineering - Proceedings Of The 2016 International Conference (Icmae2016). World Scientific. ISBN 9789813208544. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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- ^ Zhang, Jianhua (2017). Mechatronics and Automation Engineering: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering ICiMAE 2016), Xiamen, China, 22-24 April 2016. World Scientific. ISBN 9789813208537. Retrieved 27 June 2018.