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Definition of autonomation in English English dictionary
- Automation design concept developed at Toyota using error-proofing and automatic process defect-detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing
Autonomation implies the attachment of extra functions to automated machines so the machine will stop automatically when .
- Automation with a human touch or transferring human intelligence to a machine This allows the machine to detect abnormalities or defects and stop the process when they are detected Also known as Jidoka
- automatic detection of defects during production
- in Toyota parlance, automation with a human touch; English translation of jidoka (see below)