Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- List of Contributors -- Introduction to the Principles of Automation and Control -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,* -- Concepts of Automation and Control -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Adefemi Adeodu3 and Khumbulani Mpofu1 -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF BASIC CONCEPTS -- MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION -- AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -- CLASSES OF AUTOMATION -- Industrial Automation -- Software Automation -- Process Automation -- PROCEDURES FOR AUTOMATION DESIGN -- MERITS AND DEMERITS OF AUTOMATION -- Merits of Automation -- Demerits of Automation -- AUTOMATED PRODUCTION/ASSEMBLY/ FLOW LINES -- TYPES OF WORKSTATIONS LAYOUT/CONFIGURATIONS -- In-Line or Straight Configuration -- Fixed Layout Configuration -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Automated Processes and Systems -- Saheed Akande1,*, Wasiu Adeyemi Oke1 and Fawaz Aremu Babajide1 -- INTRODUCTION -- AUTOMATION PROCESSES -- ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM AUTOMATION -- THE POWER TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROCESS AND OPERATE THE SYSTEM -- PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTIONS -- A CONTROL MECHANISM TO ACTUATE THE INSTRUCTION -- THE TRANSFER FUNCTION -- Open-loop System -- A Closed-loop Control System -- i. Positive Feedback -- ii. Negative Feedback -- CLASSES OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS -- Fixed or Hard Automation -- Programmable Automation -- Flexible Automation -- Integrated Automation -- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC) PROGRAMMING -- The Input and Output (I/O) Modules -- ANALOGUE INPUTS AND ANALOGUE OUTPUT -- Analogue Input Interface -- Analogue Output Interface -- PLC PROGRAMING HIGHER FUNCTION -- 2-STEP CONTROLLER -- Characteristics of Hysteresis in a 2-Step Controller -- Advantages of a 2-Step Controller -- Disadvantages of a 2-Step Controller.

BASICS IN CLOSED LOOP CONTROL -- Comparison Element -- Control Law Implementation Element -- Correction Element -- Process -- Measurement Element -- Forward Path -- Feedback Path -- Closed Loop Temperature Control -- Closed Loop Level Control -- Closed Loop Flow Control -- Closed Loop Pressure Control -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Levels of Automation -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Adefemi Adeodu3 and Ikenna Uchegbu4 -- INTRODUCTION -- AUTOMATION LEVELS -- Manual Level -- Semi-Automatic Level -- Fully Automatic Level -- ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM AUTOMATION -- Sensor -- Controller and I/O -- Actuator -- Power Component -- Motors and Drives -- Communication -- Human-Machine Interface (HMI) -- CLASSES OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS -- Fixed Automation -- Programmable Automation -- Flexible Automation -- Integrated Automation -- Cognitive Automation -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- The Control System -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Boitumelo Ramatsetse3 and Khumbulani Mpofu1 -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CONTROL SYSTEM -- FUNCTIONS OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM -- TYPES OF CONTROL ACTIONS -- Discrete Control -- Continuous Control -- Regulatory Control -- Feed Forward Control -- Steady-State Optimization -- Adaptive Control -- PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM -- Temperature Control System -- Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) Thermistor -- Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) -- Thermocouple -- Semiconductor-Based Sensors -- Pressure Control System -- Liquid Level Control System -- Flow Rates Control System -- Speed Control System -- TYPES OF CONTROL SYSTEMS -- Open Loop Control System -- Closed Loop Control System -- Closed Loop Temperature Control in a Reactor -- Closed Loop Temperature Control in a Motor -- Open and Closed Loop Control System -- THE SUMMING POINT OF A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM -- THE TRANSFER FUNCTION OF A CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYS- TEM.

ELEMENTS OF THE CONTROL LOOP SYSTEM -- TYPES OF VARIABLES -- Controlled Variable -- Manipulated Variable -- Disturbance Variables -- CLASSES OF CONTROL -- Manual Control Systems -- Semi-Automatic Control Systems -- Automatic Control Systems -- TYPES OF SYSTEM PROCESSES -- Batch Processing -- Continuous Processing -- Individual Processing -- System's Error -- REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTROL SYSTEMS -- PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL-DERIVATIVE (PID) CONTROLLER -- THE CONTROL THEORY -- Linearization -- Control Feedback Linearization -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Computer Control Devices in Automation -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Adefemi Adeodu3 and Felix Ale4 -- INTRODUCTION -- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES (PLD) -- APPLICATIONS OF PLAS AND PAL/GALS -- Processor -- Memory -- Input/Output Devices -- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC) -- MICROPROCESSOR -- MICROCOMPUTER -- MICROCONTROLLER -- PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION CONTROLLER (PAC) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Industrial Automation Tools and Components -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Felix Ale3 and Khumbulani Mpofu1 -- INTRODUCTION -- TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TOOL -- The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) -- The Distributed Control System (DCS) -- Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) -- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) -- Instrumentation -- Robotics -- COMPONENTS OF AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM -- APPLICATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION -- Robotics -- Artificially Intelligent Robots -- Non-artificially Intelligent Robots -- Packaging System -- Computer Numeric Control Systems -- Tool Monitoring System -- Advanced Inspection System -- Flexible Manufacturing System -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Practical Examples of System Automation and Control -- Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan1,*, Lanre Daniyan2, Adefemi Adeodu3 and Felix Ale4 -- INTRODUCTION -- IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

AUTOMATION OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM -- System Architecture -- Waste Segregator -- Gasifier -- Biodiesel Plant -- The Pressure Transducer -- Temperature Sensor -- The Timing System -- Float Switch -- Flow Meter -- Buzzer -- LM6009 and LM 2596 Modules -- The Wireless Communication and SMS Module -- Leakage Detection in the Pipeline -- Biogas Plant -- Lawn Mower -- Alert System for Human Access Control -- Arduino Uno Microcontroller -- The Alert System -- Reception System -- The Alert System -- The Actuation System -- AUTOMATION OF ASSEMBLY LINE -- AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE SUSPENSION OF A RAILCAR -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Water Distribution Management in Real Time: Using a Cloud-Based Approach -- Development of Automated Waste Segregator -- Development of a Fire Detection and Extinguishing Robot -- Performance Simulation of a Solar-Powered and Hand Gesture Controlled Lawn Robot using Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMP) -- Experimental Design and Modelling of Automated 4-Cylinder Engine Injector -- Kazeem Aderemi Bello1,*, Abdulrahman Adama1, Olasunkanmi Adekunle Odunaiya1 and Cordelia Ochuole Omoyi2 -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP -- METHODS -- THE MODELLING OF THE WORKING PRINCIPLE OF A 4-CYLINDER INJECTOR ENGINE -- RESULT AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Subject Index.