Acest volum include notiunile de baza referitoare la dezvoltarea anumitor metode necesare pentru detectia si localizarea defectelor atat in echipamentele de automatizare, cat si in instalatia tehnologica, bazate pe informatia culeasa in timp real de la proces. Aceasta carte continua linia activitatilor de cercetare a grupului de cadre didactice din Catedra de Automatica a Universitatii din Craiova si a Institutului de proiectare si automatizari SC IPA SA CIFATT Craiova, in domeniul conducerii automate a grupurilor termoenergetice.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.