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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Explore cybernetics, systems that use information and feedback to control an output that has some type of goal, with feedback present. Discover the various parts of several cybernetic systems: your car's cruise control, an implantable insulin delivery pump, and a vending machine—three completely different control systems that all function with the same principles of cybernetics.
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"These robots are built for the fight. This volume introduces readers to the latest technology behind robots that are armored and armed to battle each other. Readers learn how fighting machines work, as well as the ways they differ from one another and how they use their specific weapons and features to win the battle. Building battling robots has become an exciting and educational activity for science-minded people, including young scientists. This...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to effectively manage inventory within your company. Explore analytical tools and control systems that can help you improve your inventory management efforts.
The success of a business can hinge on how its inventory is managed. There are costs to having too little—or too much—inventory on hand. In this course, instructor Steven Brown equips you with tools and strategies that can help you get inventory control right. Steven begins by...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This episode looks at new technologies and policies that could offset the aviation industry's substantial greenhouse gas emissions, such as Amyris Biotechnologies' new synthetic jet fuels and Hybrid Air Vehicles' second generation of dirigible airship. To reduce fuel emissions, industry leaders like Boeing are also advocating towing planes on runways and implementing smarter air traffic control systems.
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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of how Cadbury's makes a chocolate bar. TV personality Alison Hammond takes us around their famous factory and explains the systems that underpin the process. Quality control: The process begins with the raw materials - beans brought from Ghana. Quality control and process control systems are vital to chocolate production, ensuring that the right ingredients are mixed at the right temperature. Automation: Cadbury's have a computer...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage the source code for almost any project.
Learn how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage the source code for almost any project. In this course, Kevin Skoglund explores the fundamental concepts behind version control systems and the Git architecture. Using a step-by-step approach, he shows how to install Git and presents the commands...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Enterprises today rely on technology, control systems, robotics and automated machinery to deliver high-quality products and services to global markets quickly and cost effectively. Experts tell us that the next major wave of innovation will center on the expansion of automated processes as industries and organizations look to further drive down costs, improve product quality and time-to-market. This expansion which analysts are calling "job" or "labor"...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Apache Subversion (SVN) to keep track of your code changes and merge conflicting changes.
Given that programmers are constantly modifying their code—and that other developers often touch the very same code—it's crucial to keep track of your changes. By leveraging software version control systems such as Apache Subversion (SVN), you can help your team stay on the same page. In this course, learn how to use SVN to keep track of...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the operation principles, common applications, and programming of industrial sensors.
Industrial control systems cannot—unlike humans—see, hear, and monitor processes by themselves. Instead, they use industrial sensors to convert mechanical, magnetic, thermal, optical, and chemical variations into electric voltages and currents. In this course, Zara Khalil covers the most common types of industrial sensors used within the field of...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn the tools and frameworks that can make your web development workflow more productive and efficient.
Web developers don't have to do everything by hand. There are many tools and frameworks that can make your workflow more productive and efficient—helping you code faster and cleaner than before. Christina Truong introduces browser tools for analyzing and testing your code; text editors that help you write it; and shortcuts and tools for automating...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Shows how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage changes to source code.
The course shows how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage changes to source code and text files. Using a step-by-step approach, author Kevin Skoglund presents the commands that enable efficient code management and reveals the fundamental concepts behind version control systems and the Git architecture. Discover...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the history of and most recent breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence. What was "The Mechanical Turk"? What are the differences between androids and cyborgs? Are drones flying robots? What is artificial intelligence? What are the functions of sensors, control systems and end effectors in robots? What is the job of roboticists? What are the latest developments in robotics from Boston Dynamics and Honda? How are they revolutionizing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to connect wire sensors to PLC using two common methods, sinking and sourcing.
In industrial control systems, sensors are used to help the controller programs perform their tasks and capabilities. Sensors are part of the industrial field level to check products, they are also used to ensure safety of the equipment, products, and operators. One of the common ways to connect digital input sensors to PLC is using sinking or sourcing wiring...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to leverage the DevOps tools included in Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services to tackle each stage of the DevOps lifecycle.
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is all about doing more with less. In this course, Microsoft MVP Paul Hacker explains how to leverage the DevOps tools included in VSTS to tackle each stage of the DevOps lifecycle. Paul explains how to create and manage builds in VSTS for both Git and TFVC version control...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Get started with PLC ladder logic programming. Explore fundamental topics and review case studies that can help you grasp the real-world application of these concepts.
Industrial automation technologies have made manufacturing processes increasingly more efficient. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are commonly used in industrial automation, and many of these industrial computer control systems use ladder logic as their main programming language....
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn the tools and frameworks that can make your web development workflow more productive and efficient.
Web developers don't have to do everything by hand. There are many tools and frameworks that can make your workflow more productive and efficient. Christina Truong introduces browser tools for analyzing and testing your code, and text editor shortcuts and tools to help you write your code faster and cleaner than before. Plus, learn how CSS frameworks...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn eight power-user Git commands that can save time, prevent bugs, increase productivity, and reduce frustration.
If you’re a software developer, you probably already know that Git is one of the most useful version control systems out there. But while most developers have mastered the basics of Git, it can be a bit harder to take your skills to the next level and become an advanced Git user. In this course, instructor Ronnie Sheer shows you...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Safeguard your projects and streamline your workflow using Git. Learn how to manage repositories using the command line or a graphical user interface (GUI).
Manually keeping track of changes to files can slow you down. Version control systems allow developers to off-load this work, as well as safeguard their projects in general. In this course, instructor Christina Truong covers the fundamentals of version control with Git, the popular open-source...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Explore top skills you need to succeed as a robotics engineer.
Are you beginning or pivoting into a career in robotics engineering? This course can help you get started. Tech consultant Ben Sullins guides you through ten top skills you need to succeed in this field. Learn about robotics fundamentals and mechatronics, and then go over the programming languages in which you’ll need to be proficient and the control systems you’ll need to know. Develop...
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