DocumentCode
1518495
Title
The Roots of Automation Before Mechatronics [Historical]
Author
Guarnieri, Massimo
Author_Institution
In 1982, he joined the CNR and in 1983 the University of Padua, where he has been a full professor of electrical engineering since 2000.
Volume
4
Issue
2
fYear
2010
fDate
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
43
Abstract
The inventions of Kenotron (the thermionic valve diode, 1904) by John A. Fleming and Audion (the thermionic valve triode, 1906) by Lee De Forest started the revolution of electronics, that merged with mechanics, automation, and computer science around the mid-1950, generating present-day industrial robots and eventually mechatronics. A brief look at the history of automation before mechatronics came is given in this paper.
Keywords
automation; history; industrial robots; mechatronics; thermionic tubes; automation; computer science; electronics; industrial robots; mechanics; mechatronics; thermionic valve diode; thermionic valve triode; Computer industry; Computer science; Diodes; Electron tubes; Electronics industry; Industrial electronics; Mechatronics; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industrial Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1932-4529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIE.2010.936772
Filename
5486427
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