Industrial Automation and Robotics - Hardcover

Jean Riescher Westcott (author)|A.K. Gupta (author)|S.K. Arora (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683929616 ISBN 13: 9781683929611

Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information, 2023

Synopsis

The updated edition of this book presents an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of automation and robotics for industrial applications. The book initially covers the important concepts of hydraulics and pneumatics and how they are used for automation in an industrial setting. It then moves to a discussion of circuits and using them in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidic design. The latter part of the book deals with electric and electronic controls in automation and final chapters are devoted to robotics, robotic programming, and applications of robotics in industry. New chapters on UAVs (Ch. 19) and AI in Industrial Automation (Ch. 20) are featured. The companion files include numerous video tutorial projects.

About this title

About the Author

J. Westcott has authored several titles including Basic Electronics 4/E (Mercury Learning).

A. K. Gupta has been an instructor of mechanical engineering for over ten years and has had numerous research papers published in peer-reviewed international journals in this field.

S. K. Arora is a university instructor and researcher.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683929616
• ISBN 13: 9781683929611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 624