Control systems / robotics and automation joint chapter
Control systems - The theory, design and application of Control Systems. It shall encompass components, and the integration of these components, as are necessary for the construction of such systems. The word `systems' as used herein shall be interpreted to include physical, biological, organizational and other entities, and combinations thereof, which can be represented through a mathematical symbolism. The field of interest shall include scientific, technical, industrial or other activities that contribute to this field, or utilize the techniques or products of this field, subject, as the art develops, to additions, subtractions, or other modifications directed or approved by the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
Robotics and automation - concerned with the strategies and the best practices for attaining, assessing, assuring, and sustaining system reliability throughout its life cycle. Reliability is a design attribute of a system (encompassing service and process). Even though reliability is intangible physically, it is a true system performance measure.System reliability in this context implies the reliability of any product tier starting at the materials level, then the device / component level, then the assembly / unit / module level, to a system or system of systems. The term system is meant to be a broad term so that anyone within Reliability Engineering working on or with a product or process or service can be included within this Society. Additionally, by having Reliability as an attribute, with our broad perspective of the term, leads to the use of descriptive terms, such as: dependable, trustworthy, available, maintainable, reliable, fault-tolerant, graceful degradation, failure immunity, secure, safe, intuitive, resilient, reliant, etc. Reliability is integral to Design, Availability, Maintainability, Testability, Diagnostics, Prognostics and Health Management, Integrity, Security, Quality, Supportability, Human Engineering, and System Safety. The Society membership encompasses engineers who are designing, analyzing, producing and assessing some portion or level of a system, be it hardware, software, devices, processes, or materials.
