Automated Systems: Credit Homework Questions

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Mr Munro
Mr McGivern
Mr Carey
Mrs Smith

KMD Fabrics handle sensitive chemicals in their factories. The use and transportation of some of these chemicals can be very dangerous.
Consequently, the company has decided to automate a lot of the jobs involving the chemicals. This will involve the introduction of a completely new production line.
Some of the jobs that are to be automated are currently labour intensive. The installation of the computer-controlled machines in the new production line would be capital intensive.
What does the term labour intensive mean? [KU] (1 point)

Why might the company consider spending large sums of money on this installation? [PS] (1 point)

Give one disadvantage to employees of automation in the workplace. [KU] (1 point)

The area to contain the robots must be re-designed.
What features of the design can be taken into account to reduce the costs bearing in mind that humans will have little or no contact with these areas?
Write down two separate features. [PS] (2 points)

The new machines use sensors to detect whether the rods are present in the trays as shown below on the production line.
Why would this detection be useful? [PS] (1 point)

Resource 1

What kind of tool is being used here? [KU] (1 point)

What kind of sensor would be used? [KU] (1 point)

What else would be needed to make the sensors worthwhile? [PS] (1 point)

The specialised control software used in the robotic arm shown above may have to be changed frequently for different tasks. What medium should be used to store the control software? Explain your answer. [PS] (2 points)

The computer that runs the control software for the new production lines would use a multi-programming operating system.

What is meant by the term multi-programming? [KU] (2 points)

Give two advantages of using multi-programming in this situation. [PS] (2 points)

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