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Informationen zum Autor David Nunes, PhD is an information systems advisor and software developer at the Central Portuguese Bank. He holds a Masters degree in Bioinformatics, and a PhD in Informatics, both from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Jorge Sá Silva, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics Engineering at the tUniversity of Coimbra, Portugal. Fernando Boavida, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Informatics Engineering at the University of Coimbra and founder of the University's Laboratory of Communications and Telematics of DEI. Klappentext The first book focusing on one of the hottest new topics in Internet of Things systems research and developmentStudies estimate that by 2020 we will have a vast Internet of Things (IoT) network comprising 26 billion connected devices, including everything from light bulbs to refrigerators, coffee makers to cars. From the beginning, the concept of cyber-physical systems (CPS), or the sensing and control of physical phenomena through networks of devices that work together to achieve common goals, has been implicit in the IoT enterprise. This book focuses on the increasingly hot topic of Human-in-the-loop Cyber-Physical Systems (HiTLCPS)--CPSs that incorporate human responses in IoT equation.Why have we not yet integrated the human component into CPSs? What are the major challenges to achieving HiTLCPS? How can we take advantage of ubiquitous sensing platforms, such as smartphones and personal devices to achieve that goal? While mature HiTLCPS designs have yet to be achieved, or a general consensus reached on underlying HiTLCPS requirements, principles, and theory, researchers and developers worldwide are on the cusp of realizing them. With contributions from researchers at the cutting edge of HiTLCPS R&D, this book addresses many of these questions from the theoretical and practical points of view.* An essential primer on a rapidly emerging Internet-of-Things concept, focusing on human-centric applications* Discusses new topics which, until now, have only been available in research papers scattered throughout the world literature* Addressed fundamental concepts in depth while providing practical insights into the development of complete HiTLCPS systems* Includes a companion website containing full source-code for all of the applications describedThis book is an indispensable resource for researchers and app developers eager to explore HiTL concepts and include them into their designs. It is also an excellent primer for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying IoT, CPS, and HiTLCPS. Zusammenfassung The last few decades have seen an unprecedented surge of technological advancement, particularly in the area of computer science, resulting in some of the most revolutionary human inventions yet. The continuous integration of computational resources into all kinds of objects has made our tools intelligent . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures xi List of Tables xvii Foreword xix Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii List of Abbreviations xxv About the CompanionWebsite xxvii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Rise of Cyber-Physical Systems 1 1.2 Humans as Elements of Cyber-Physical Systems 4 1.3 Objectives and Structure 7 Part I Evolution and Theory 9 2 Evolution of HiTL Technologies 11 2.1 "Things", Sensors, and the RealWorld 11 2.2 Human Sensing and Virtual Communities 17 2.3 In Summary... 23 3 TheoryofHiTLCPSs 25 3.1 Taxonomies for HiTLCPSs 25 3.2 Data Acquisition 28 3.2.1 Humans as Sets of Sensors 28 3.2.2 Humans as Communication Nodes 29 3.3 State Inference 30 3.3.1 Human Nature 30 3.3.2 Humans as Processing Nodes 31 3.4 Actuation 31 3.4.1 Humans and Robots as Actuators 31 3.5 In Sum...
