What is automation?
Automation is the creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production of goods and services. Have you used a TV, a car, running water, an iPOD, or a computer lately? Nearly every modern convenience (or necessity) is the result of complex processes. Without talented individuals to design, build, improve, and maintain these processes, these technological advances could never have happened and future innovation would be impossible. Without automation professionals, our world and our future would be very different. Automation professionals literally control the world.
Automation is a COM protocol that allows one application (the controller or client) to control objects exported by another application (the server). MATLAB software on Microsoft Windows operating systems supports COM Automation server capabilities. Any Windows program that can be configured as an Automation controller can control MATLAB. Some examples of applications that can be Automation controllers are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Project applications, and many Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C++ programs. Note If you plan to build your client application using C/C++, or Fortran, we recommend you use MATLAB Engine instead of an Automation server.
Automation is the process of removing a specific component of the blood, such as platelets, and returning the remaining components, such as red blood cells and plasma, to the donor. This process allows more of one particular part of the blood to be collected than could be separated from a unit of whole blood. Automation is also performed to collect red blood cells, plasma (liquid part of the blood), and granulocytes (white blood cells). The automated donation procedure takes longer than that for whole blood donation. A whole blood donation takes about 5 to 10 minutes, while an automated donation may take about one to two hours.
