The national rankings of automation programs are as follows:
The top 10 universities in automation programs are Tsinghua University (ranked No. 1), Harbin Institute of Technology (ranked No. 2), Zhejiang University (ranked No. 3), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ranked No. 4), Beijing University of Science and Technology (ranked No. 5), Northeastern University (ranked No. 6), Shanghai Jiaotong University (ranked 7th), National University of Defense Technology (ranked 8th), Harbin Engineering University (ranked 9th), Southeast University (ranked 10th).
Automation is an undergraduate major in China's general institutions of higher education, belonging to the automation category, with a basic training period of four years, and is awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. The first automation majors in China originated from one of the first majors established in 1952 during the restructuring of the faculties and departments of national colleges and universities, namely, "Electrification of Industrial Enterprises".
The major takes automatic control theory as the main theoretical basis, electronic technology, computer information technology, sensors and detection technology as the main technical means to control all kinds of automation devices and systems, which is a comprehensive discipline combining computer hardware and software, machinery and electronics, components and systems, operation and manufacturing, and integrating control, computer, electricity and machinery. The discipline specializes in the control, computer, electrical and mechanical integration.
The program emphasizes both a solid theoretical foundation and practical skills, and pays attention to strengthening the cultivation of students' innovative ability in engineering technology.
The following are some of the automation major employment direction:
1, manufacturing industry: automated production lines and factory automation equipment development, maintenance and management.
2, robotics: robot system design, manufacturing, control and application development.
3, smart home: smart home system development, design, implementation and maintenance.
4, intelligent transportation: research and development of traffic monitoring systems, intelligent navigation and vehicle networking.
5, artificial intelligence: image recognition, speech recognition, natural language processing and other aspects of research and development.