In 1946, D.S. Harde

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【概要描述】In 1946, D.S. Harder, a mechanical engineer from Ford, first proposed the term "automation" and used it to describe the process of automatic transmission and processing of engine cylinders.

In 1946, D.S. Harder, a mechanical engineer from Ford, first proposed the term "automation" and used it to describe the process of automatic transmission and processing of engine cylinders. In the 1950s, the development of automatic regulators and classical control theory made automation enter the stage of local automation dominated by single-variable automatic adjustment systems. In the 1960s, with the emergence of modern control theory and the popularization and application of electronic computers, automatic control and information processing were combined to make automation enter the comprehensive automation stage of optimal control and management of the production process.

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