This concise textbook introduces a systems approach to technology, describing tribological, mechatronic, cyber-physical systems, and the technologic concept of Industry 4.0 to students in a range of engineering domains. “Technology” in this book refers to the totality of human-made, benefit-oriented products, based on engineered combinations of material, energy and information. Dr. Czichos examines technology in this volume in the context of systems thinking with regard to the following main technology areas
- Technical systems with “interacting surfaces in relative motion” especially in mechanical engineering, production, and transport; including the analysis of friction-induced energy losses and wear-induced materials dissipation.
- Technical systems that require a combination of mechanics, electronics, controls, and computer engineering for needs of industry and society.
- Technical systems with a combination of mechatronics and internet communication.
- Cyber-physical Systems for the digitalization of Industry in the development project Industry 4.0.
- Considers technology as combination of the physical world and the digital virtual world of information and communication.
- Describes the product cycle of technical systems and the corner stones of technology: material, energy and information.
- Presents a holistic view of technology and engineering.
Author(s): Horst Czichos
Series: Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 120
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
About the Author
1 Scope of Technology
1.1 Basics of Technology and Engineering
1.2 The Product Cycle
1.3 Corner Stones of Technology
1.3.1 Material
1.3.2 Energy
1.3.3 Information and Digitalization
1.4 Greatest Engineering Achievements
References
2 The System Concept
2.1 General Systems Theory
2.2 Technical Systems
2.2.1 Mechanical and Electrical 2-Body Systems
2.2.2 Multicomponent Technical Systems
2.3 Physical State Variables and Process Elements
2.4 Modeling of Technical Systems
2.5 Design of Technical Systems
2.6 Performance and Reliability of Technical Systems
2.7 Structural Health Monitoring and Performance Control
References
3 Tribological Systems
3.1 Characteristics of Tribological Systems
3.1.1 Function of Tribological Systems
3.1.2 Structure of Tribological Systems
3.1.3 Operational Parameters of Tribological Systems
3.2 Interactions in Tribological Systems
3.2.1 Contact Mechanics
3.2.2 Fundamentals of Friction
3.2.3 Friction and Lubrication
3.2.4 Fundamentals of Wear
3.3 Condition Monitoring of Tribological Systems
3.4 Testing of Tribological Systems
3.5 Laboratory Tribometry
3.5.1 Methodology of Tribometry
3.5.2 Surface Investigations
3.6 Presentation of Tribodata
3.6.1 Dependence of Tribodata on Operational Parameters
3.6.2 Dependence of Tribodata on Structural Parameters
3.6.3 Influence of Ambient Media on Tribodata
3.7 Tribomaps
3.8 Performance Limits of Tribological Systems
3.9 Tribotronics—Technology to Avoid Friction and Wear
References
4 Mechatronic Systems
4.1 Principles of Mechatronic Systems
4.2 Sensors: The Key to Mechatronic Systems
4.2.1 Sensors for Dimensional Metrology and Kinematics
4.2.2 Sensors for Kinetics
4.2.3 Temperature Sensors
4.2.4 Embedded Sensors
4.2.5 Remote Sensing
4.3 Actuators in Mechatronic System
4.4 Applied Mechatronics
4.4.1 Automobile Mechatronics
4.4.2 Industrial Robot
4.4.3 Mechatronic Weighing System
4.4.4 Wind Energy Converter
4.4.5 MEMS and MOEMS
4.4.6 Smartphone Mechatronics
4.4.7 Digital Camera
4.4.8 Inkjet Printer
4.4.9 CD Player
4.5 Nano-mechatronics
References
5 Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
References
6 Systems Thinking in Health Technology
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