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Informationen zum Autor TARIQ SAMAD is Corporate Fellow at Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and an adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Samad received his MSEE and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His other edited publications include Perspectives in Control Engineering: Applications, Technology, New Developments and Automation, Control, and Complexity: An Integrated View, both available from Wiley/IEEE. Klappentext Der Schwerpunkt dieses Buches liegt auf dem Management komplexer automatisierter Systeme in der industriellen Forschung. Behandelt werden spezifische Technologien und Anwendungsfelder, die Aspekte verschiedener Disziplinen in sich vereinigen. Breiter Raum wird der Diskussion über Optimierung, Kosten, Sicherheit und Belange des Umweltschutzes gegeben; anhand von Fallstudien werden Erfolg und Versagen verschiedenster komplexer Systeme erläutert. (01/00) Zusammenfassung This text focuses on the management of complex automated systems encountered in industrial research and covers specific technologies and application domains that are cross-disciplinary. It offers broad discussions on the many related perspectives and presents detailed case studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Complexity Management for Automation and Control (T. Samad). AUTOMATION AND PEOPLE. Advanced Technology in Complex Systems: Automation, People, Culture (E. Cochran & P. Bullemer). The Human Factor in Complexity (C. Miller). Perceived Complexity and Mental Models in Human-Computer Interaction (V. Riley). SENSING AND CONTROL. Active Multimodeling for Autonomous Systems (T. Samad). Randomized Algorithms for Control and Optimization (R. Kulhav?). Complexity Management via Biology (B. Morton & T. Samad). Sensors in Control Systems (J. Zook, et al.). SOFTWARE AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS. Managing the Complexity of Software (J. Krueger). Agents for Complex Control Systems (R. Sanz). System Health Management for Complex Systems (G. Hadden, et al.). COMPLEXITY MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKS. Current and Future Developments in Air Traffic Control (S. Green & J. Jackson). Complex Adaptive Systems: Concepts and Power Industry Applications (A. Wildberger). National Infrastructure as Complex Interactive Networks (M. Amin). Multiscale Networking, Robustness, and Rigor (J. Doyle). Conclusions: Automation, Control, and Complexity (J. Weyrauch). Current Affiliations and Addresses of Contributors. Indexes....
