Telecommunication Systems

Production control

•  Used in manufacturing industry; Automates production process; Robots are used

The manufacturing industry makes extensive use of ICT. A typical manufacturing process will involve many different stages. The machinery used to manufacture the product is often controlled by a computer, for example, robots building cars or a computer controlling the mixture or shape of a product.

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Identifies position on earth
•  Car satellite navigation (satnav): Pin points position on a map; Can give instructions / directions; Knows if wrong turns are made; Compares GPS position with intended directions
• Driver needs to input
• Destination (Postcode, Street address, Town centre, Points of interest);…