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.

This book, a new and revised edition of “Mechatronic Futures”, sets out to identify and discuss the key issues likely to impact on the design and implementation of future mechatronic systems. In doing so, it offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges, risks and options that define the future of mechatronics and provides insights into how these issues are currently being assessed and managed.

The book aims to support mechatronics practitioners in identifying key areas in design, modelling and technology and to place these in the wider context of concepts such as cyber-physical systems, Digital Twins and the Internet of Things and alongside issues such as privacy, security and sustainability. 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, modelling, privacy, ethics, lifecycle monitoring, sustainability and other potential future application domains. 

This new edition contains many new chapters as well as updated and revised chapters from the previous edition, and takes into account how recent significant developments in artificial intelligence and cyber-security are changing how current mechatronic systems are designed, manufactured, operated, used and potentially recycled. 

Highlighting novel innovations and directions, the book is intended for academics, engineers, managers, researchers and students working in the field of mechatronics, particularly those developing new concepts, methods and ideas.

Dieses nun in der dritten Auflage erschienene Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen des systematischen Einsatzes von rechnerunterstützten Methoden, Vorgehensweisen und Werkzeugen in der Produktentstehung. Es bietet seinen Zielgruppen in knapper und übersichtlicher Form das Rüstzeug für 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 gründlich überarbeitet, der Kreis der Autoren erweitert. So kamen nicht nur Aspekte unterschiedlicher Modellierungsarten, Mechatronik und Wissensverarbeitung hinzu, sondern auch Ausführungen zu Systembegriff und Modellaufbau (diese bilden die Basis für CAx-Anwendungen). Sie alle beeinflussen immer stärker die Fertigungstechnik und den modernen Fahrzeug-, Maschinen- und Anlagenbau und sie spannen den Bogen zur Systemtechnik. Neben dem aktuellen und zukünftigen Leistungsstand von CAx-Systemen wurden auch Richtlinien und Empfehlungen zum Stand der Technik berücksichtigt.

Zielgruppen

Das Buch eignet sich für Studierende der Ingenieurwissenschaften, für Fachleute in Unternehmen sowie für Führungskräfte, die über 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.

This book, a new and revised edition of “Mechatronic Futures”, sets out to identify and discuss the key issues likely to impact on the design and implementation of future mechatronic systems. In doing so, it offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges, risks and options that define the future of mechatronics and provides insights into how these issues are currently being assessed and managed.

The book aims to support mechatronics practitioners in identifying key areas in design, modelling and technology and to place these in the wider context of concepts such as cyber-physical systems, Digital Twins and the Internet of Things and alongside issues such as privacy, security and sustainability. 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, modelling, privacy, ethics, lifecycle monitoring, sustainability and other potential future application domains. 

This new edition contains many new chapters as well as updated and revised chapters from the previous edition, and takes into account how recent significant developments in artificial intelligence and cyber-security are changing how current mechatronic systems are designed, manufactured, operated, used and potentially recycled. 

Highlighting novel innovations and directions, the book is intended for academics, engineers, managers, researchers and students working in the field of mechatronics, particularly those developing new concepts, methods and ideas.

Dieses nun in der dritten Auflage erschienene Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen des systematischen Einsatzes von rechnerunterstützten Methoden, Vorgehensweisen und Werkzeugen in der Produktentstehung. Es bietet seinen Zielgruppen in knapper und übersichtlicher Form das Rüstzeug für 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 gründlich überarbeitet, der Kreis der Autoren erweitert. So kamen nicht nur Aspekte unterschiedlicher Modellierungsarten, Mechatronik und Wissensverarbeitung hinzu, sondern auch Ausführungen zu Systembegriff und Modellaufbau (diese bilden die Basis für CAx-Anwendungen). Sie alle beeinflussen immer stärker die Fertigungstechnik und den modernen Fahrzeug-, Maschinen- und Anlagenbau und sie spannen den Bogen zur Systemtechnik. Neben dem aktuellen und zukünftigen Leistungsstand von CAx-Systemen wurden auch Richtlinien und Empfehlungen zum Stand der Technik berücksichtigt.

Zielgruppen

Das Buch eignet sich für Studierende der Ingenieurwissenschaften, für Fachleute in Unternehmen sowie für Führungskräfte, die über Einsatz und Ausbau von CAx-Anwendungen entscheiden.