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Selected Historical Developments of Control Systems

James Watt developed the steam engine and governor in the late 18th century, marking the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In the 19th century, Eli Whitney introduced interchangeable parts manufacturing and Henry Ford developed mechanized assembly lines for mass production. In the 20th century, control theory advanced through developments like feedback amplifiers, stability analysis, and numeric control for machine tools. Automation expanded in manufacturing through industrial robots in the 1960s-1980s, bringing greater reliability and robustness to production systems. Advances in computing, microtechnology, and nanotechnology continued enabling new levels of automation in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Selected Historical Developments of Control Systems

James Watt developed the steam engine and governor in the late 18th century, marking the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In the 19th century, Eli Whitney introduced interchangeable parts manufacturing and Henry Ford developed mechanized assembly lines for mass production. In the 20th century, control theory advanced through developments like feedback amplifiers, stability analysis, and numeric control for machine tools. Automation expanded in manufacturing through industrial robots in the 1960s-1980s, bringing greater reliability and robustness to production systems. Advances in computing, microtechnology, and nanotechnology continued enabling new levels of automation in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Selected Historical Developments of Control Systems James Watt's steam engine and governor developed.

The Watt steam engine is often used to mark the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. During the Industrial Revolution, great strides were made in the Britain. During the Industrial Revolution, great strides were made in the development of mechanization, a technology preceeding automation. Eli Whitney's concept of interchangeable parts manufacturing demonstrated in the production of muskets. Whitney's development is often considered to be the beginning of mass production. J. C. Maxwell formulates a mathematical model for a governor control of a steam engine. Henry Ford's mechanized assembly machine introduced for automobile production. H. S. Black conceives of the negative feedback amplifier and H. W. Bode analyzes feedback amplifiers. H. Nyquist develops a method for analyzing the stability of systems. Creation of first anti-aircraft gun with active control. Numeric Control (NC) developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for control of machine tool axes. George Devol develops "programmed article transfer," considered to be the first industrial robot design. Sputnik launches the space age leading in time, to miniturization of computers and advanced in automatic control theory. First Unimate robot introduced, based on Devol's designs. Unimate installedin 1961 for tending die casting machines. State-variable models and optimal control developed. Robust control system design widely studied. Intoduction of the personal computer (and control design of software soon thereafter) brought the tools of design to the engineer's desktop. Export-oriented manufacturing companies emphasize automation. Feedback control widely used in automobiles. Reliable, robust systems demanded in manufacturing. First ever autonomous rover vehicle, known as Sojourner, explores the Martian surface. Advances in micro- and nanotechnology. First intelligent micromachines are developed and functionong nanomachines are created.

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