Embodied AI Glossary中文Industrial PC
工控机IPCCommonA computer hardened for harsh environments such as factory floors.
An industrial PC (IPC) is a computer built to industrial standards; internally it's much like a regular PC (usually x86 hardware running Windows or Linux), but its enclosure, cooling, power supply, and ports are ruggedized — commonly fanless cooling, wide input-voltage tolerance, dust and vibration resistance, and a wide operating-temperature range, plus multiple serial ports, CAN bus, and Ethernet ports for industrial use, so it can run continuously for long stretches. On a robot, it often serves as the host computer or the core of the robot controller, running ROS, motion planning, vision, or acting as an EtherCAT master. Compared with embedded AI boards like NVIDIA's Jetson line, an industrial PC is more general-purpose and more expandable, but is usually larger and draws more power.
ExampleAn AGV/AMR chassis carries a fanless industrial PC running ROS navigation, which controls motor drivers over a CAN bus.
- Also called
- IPC, Industrial Computer, Industrial Control Computer
- Related
- Host Computer · Lower-Level Controller · Robot Controller · Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) · EtherCAT Master (SOEM / IgH) · NVIDIA Jetson
- Sources
- Industrial PC - Wikipedia