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Sensor Systems for Automation

This document discusses input and output devices for control systems. It describes several common sensors like temperature, humidity, motion, heat, and UV sensors that are used as inputs to detect environmental conditions. Process control systems use feedback from sensors to control outputs like barriers, heaters, and sprinklers through actuators. The system can check the output, feed results back to adjust the inputs or process to achieve control.

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Sensor Systems for Automation

This document discusses input and output devices for control systems. It describes several common sensors like temperature, humidity, motion, heat, and UV sensors that are used as inputs to detect environmental conditions. Process control systems use feedback from sensors to control outputs like barriers, heaters, and sprinklers through actuators. The system can check the output, feed results back to adjust the inputs or process to achieve control.

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Control systems

Input devices focusing on sensors like:


 Temperature sensor - they are sensors that record temperature
 Humidity sensor - sensors that record humidity
 Motion sensor - is the linchpin of your security system, because it's the main
device that detects when someone is in your home when they shouldn't be.
 Heat sensor - is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected
thermal energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element.
 UV sensors - is used for detecting the intensity of incident radiation.
 Touch sensor - is a type of equipment that captures and records physical
touch...

Process = In this type of system the output can be checked, and the results fed
back into the system - to control it by making changes to the input and/or process.
A system controlling an automatic barrier at a car park, for example, needs control
feedback from the sensors which detect the approach of a car. If the feedback is
positive, the system changes to 'barrier up' - if negative, the system defaults to
'barrier down'.
Sensor What it Detects
Temperature Temperature
Light Light / dark
Pressure Pressure (e.g. someone standing on it)
Moisture Dampness / dryness
Water-level How full / empty a container is
Movement Movement nearby
Proximity How close / far something is
Switch or If something is touching / pressing it
button

Actuators 
 Buzzer
 Sound
 Light
 Sprinkler
 Heater
 Automatic vents etc

An actuator is a device, controlled by a computer, that can affect the real-world.

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