Offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges, risks and options facing the future of mechatronics, this book provides insights into how these issues are currently assessed and managed. Building on the previously published book 'Mechatronics in Action,' it identifies and discusses the key issues likely to impact on future mechatronic systems. It supports mechatronics practitioners in identifying key areas in design, modeling and technology and places these in the wider context of concepts such as cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. For educators it considers the potential effects of developments in these areas on mechatronic course design, and ways of integrating these. Written by experts in the field, it explores topics including systems integration, design, modeling, privacy, ethics and future application domains. Highlighting novel innovation directions, it is intended for academics, engineers and students working in the field of mechatronics, particularly those developing new concepts, methods and ideas.

Offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges, risks and options facing the future of mechatronics, this book provides insights into how these issues are currently assessed and managed. Building on the previously published book 'Mechatronics in Action,' it identifies and discusses the key issues likely to impact on future mechatronic systems. It supports mechatronics practitioners in identifying key areas in design, modeling and technology and places these in the wider context of concepts such as cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. For educators it considers the potential effects of developments in these areas on mechatronic course design, and ways of integrating these. Written by experts in the field, it explores topics including systems integration, design, modeling, privacy, ethics and future application domains. Highlighting novel innovation directions, it is intended for academics, engineers and students working in the field of mechatronics, particularly those developing new concepts, methods and ideas.

Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Darstellung der computerunterstutzten Fertigung im Produktentwicklungsprozess. Der Autor stellt die wichtigsten Fertigungsverfahren, Werkzeugmaschinen und Techniken vor und zeigt die Schnittstellen zu gangigen Systemen (CAD, CAM). Weitere Aspekte sind die Prozess-Steuerung mit Fertigungsleittechnik und das Qualitatsmanagement. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende (Automatisierungs- und Elektrotechnik, Mechatronik, Maschinenbau, Wirtschaftsingenieur) sowie an Ingenieure, die sich einen UEberblick verschaffen wollen.

Dieses nun in der dritten Auflage erschienene Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen des systematischen Einsatzes von rechnerunterstutzten Methoden, Vorgehensweisen und Werkzeugen in der Produktentstehung. Es bietet seinen Zielgruppen in knapper und ubersichtlicher Form das Rustzeug fur die erfolgreiche Anwendung von CAx-Systemen. Vorgehensweisen und Beispiele basieren auf Erfahrungen in Industrie und Hochschulpraxis, wo sie ihre Effizienz bewiesen haben. Die 3. Auflage wurde grundlich uberarbeitet, der Kreis der Autoren erweitert. So kamen nicht nur Aspekte unterschiedlicher Modellierungsarten, Mechatronik und Wissensverarbeitung hinzu, sondern auch Ausfuhrungen zu Systembegriff und Modellaufbau (diese bilden die Basis fur CAx-Anwendungen). Sie alle beeinflussen immer starker die Fertigungstechnik und den modernen Fahrzeug-, Maschinen- und Anlagenbau und sie spannen den Bogen zur Systemtechnik. Neben dem aktuellen und zukunftigen Leistungsstand von CAx-Systemen wurden auch Richtlinien und Empfehlungen zum Stand der Technik berucksichtigt. Zielgruppen Das Buch eignet sich fur Studierende der Ingenieurwissenschaften, fur Fachleute in Unternehmen sowie fur Fuhrungskrafte, die uber Einsatz und Ausbau von CAx-Anwendungen entscheiden.

This book showcases how EcoMechatronics can increase sustainability within engineering and manufacturing. It brings together material from experts in core mechatronics technologies, discussing the challenges related to moving towards more environmentally friendly methods, and presenting numerous case studies and examples of EcoMechatronics oriented applications. The book begins with an introduction to EcoMechatronics in the context of sustainability, before covering core conceptual, technical and design issues associated with EcoMechatronics. It then offers a series of case studies and examples of EcoMechatronics oriented applications and finally, a consideration of the educational issues associated with moving to a new generation of environmentally oriented mechatronic engineers. EcoMechatronics will be of interest to practicing engineers, researchers, system developers. and graduate students in the field of mechatronics and environmental engineering.