@TECHREPORT{AICPub1418:1977, AUTHOR={Rosen, Charles A., and Nitzan, David}, TITLE={Use of Sensors in Programmable Automation}, ADDRESS={333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025}, INSTITUTION={AI Center, SRI International}, MONTH={Dec}, NUMBER={122}, YEAR={1977}, KEYWORDS={Sensors, Manufacturing, Automation}, ABSTRACT={If previous studies are any indication, there is a national need to develop advanced automation techniques to increase industrial productivity and to enhance the well-being of works by eliminating hard, dangerous, and dull jobs. In this paper we are concerned with the application of sensor-mediated programmable automation to material-handling, inspection, and assembly operations in batch-produced, discrete-part manufacturing.}, NOTE={Reprinted from December 1977 IEEE Computer Society Magazine} }
