TY - BOOK ID - 5451115 TI - Complex engineered systems : science meets technology AU - Braha, Dan AU - Minai, Ali AU - Bar-Yam, Yaneer PY - 2006 SN - 9783540328315 3540328319 9786610949304 1280949309 3540328343 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Engineering systems. KW - Technological complexity. KW - Systèmes d'ingénierie KW - Complexité technologique KW - Engineering systems KW - Technological complexity KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Industrial & Management Engineering KW - Complexity, Technological KW - Physics. KW - Artificial intelligence. KW - Applied mathematics. KW - Engineering mathematics. KW - Statistical physics. KW - Dynamical systems. KW - Industrial engineering. KW - Production engineering. KW - Electrical engineering. KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. KW - Industrial and Production Engineering. KW - Electrical Engineering. KW - Biomedical Engineering. KW - Applications of Mathematics. KW - Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Electric engineering KW - Manufacturing engineering KW - Process engineering KW - Industrial engineering KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Management engineering KW - Simplification in industry KW - Value analysis (Cost control) KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Statics KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Engineering analysis KW - Mathematical analysis KW - AI (Artificial intelligence) KW - Artificial thinking KW - Electronic brains KW - Intellectronics KW - Intelligence, Artificial KW - Intelligent machines KW - Machine intelligence KW - Thinking, Artificial KW - Bionics KW - Cognitive science KW - Digital computer simulation KW - Electronic data processing KW - Logic machines KW - Machine theory KW - Self-organizing systems KW - Simulation methods KW - Fifth generation computers KW - Neural computers KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Statistical methods KW - Anthropology KW - Industries, Primitive KW - Computer engineering. KW - Mathematics. KW - Complex Systems. KW - Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. KW - Artificial Intelligence. KW - Math KW - Science KW - Computers KW - Design and construction KW - Technology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5451115 AB - Every time that we take money out of an ATM, surf the internet or simply turn on a light switch, we enjoy the benefits of complex engineered systems. Systems like power grids and global communication networks are so ubiquitous in our daily lives that we usually take them for granted, only noticing them when they break down. But how do such amazing technologies and infrastructures come to be what they are? How are these systems designed? How do distributed networks work? How are they made to respond rapidly in 'real time'? And as the demands that we place on these systems become increasingly complex, are traditional systems-engineering practices still relevant? This volume examines the difficulties that arise in creating highly complex engineered systems and new approaches that are being adopted. Topics addressed range from the formal representation and classification of distributed networked systems to revolutionary engineering practices inspired by biological evolution. By bringing together the latest research in Complex Engineered Systems, this book sheds light on the current state and future course of this emerging field. ER -