Czichos H. Introduction to Systems Thinking and Interdisciplinary Engineering

Springer, 2022. — 121 p. — (Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology). — ISBN 978-3-031-18238-9.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.Engineering sciences are the sciences that deal with the research, development, design. production, and application of technical products and technical systems. The classical engineering sciences are civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and production engineering. More recent courses of study are precision engineering, energy technology, chemical engineering, process engineering, environmental technology and technical computer science. In the twentieth century, new interdisciplinary courses of study were created in line with the growing needs of technology, business and society, e.g. mechatronics as a combination of mechanics—electronics—computer science or industrial engineering by combining economics (business administration, economics) and law with one or more engineering sciences to form a separate field of knowledge.The book presents the systems approach to technology in six chapters
Scope of Technology
The System Concept
Tribological Systems
Mechatronic Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
Systems Thinking in Health TechnologyScope of Technology
Basics of Technology and Engineering
The Product Cycle
Corner Stones of Technology
Material
Energy
Information and Digitalization
Greatest Engineering AchievementsThe System Concept
General Systems Theory
Technical Systems
Mechanical and Electrical 2-Body Systems
Multicomponent Technical Systems
Physical State Variables and Process Elements
Modeling of Technical Systems
Design of Technical Systems
Performance and Reliability of Technical Systems
Structural Health Monitoring and Performance ControlTribological Systems
Characteristics of Tribological Systems
Function of Tribological Systems
Structure of Tribological Systems
Operational Parameters of Tribological Systems
Interactions inT ribological Systems
Contact Mechanics
Fundamentals of Friction
Friction and Lubrication
Fundamentals of Wear
Condition Monitoring of Tribological Systems
Testing ofTribological Systems
Laboratory Tribometry
Methodology of Tribometry
Surface Investigations
Presentation of Tribodata
Dependence of Tribodata on Operational Parameters
Dependence of Tribodata on Structural Parameters
Influence of Ambient Media on Tribodata
Tribomaps
Performance Limits of Tribological Systems
Tribotronics—Technology to Avoid Friction and WearMechatronic Systems
Principles of Mechatronic Systems
Sensors: The Key to Mechatronic Systems
Sensors for Dimensional Metrology and Kinematics
Sensors for Kinetics
Temperature Sensors
Embedded Sensors
Remote Sensing
Actuators in Mechatronic System
Applied Mechatronics
Automobile Mechatronics
Industrial Robot
Mechatronic Weighing System
Wind Energy Converter
MEMS and MOEMS
Smartphone Mechatronics
Digital Camera
Inkjet Printer
CD Player
Nano-mechatronicsCyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0Systems Thinking in Health Technology