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Systems, cybernetics, control, and automation : ontological, epistemological, societal, and ethical issues /
Systems, cybernetics, control, and automation (SCCA)are four interrelated and overlapping scientific and technological fields that have contributed substantially to the development, growth, and progress of human society. A large number of models, methods, and tools were developed that assure high ef...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gistrup, Denmark :
River Publishers,
[2017]
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| Colección: | River Publishers series in automation, control and robotics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL AND ROBOTICS
- Title Page
- Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation Ontological, Epistemological, Societal, and Ethical Issues
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Names and Achievements of SCCA Pioneers
- Abstracts
- Chapter 1
- Introductory Concepts and Outline of the Book
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Systems Theory, System Dynamics, and Cybernetics: A Preliminary Look
- 1.2.1 Systems Theory and System Dynamics
- 1.2.2 Cybernetics
- 1.3 Control and Automation: A Preliminary Look
- 1.3.1 Control
- 1.3.2 Automation
- 1.4 Societal and Ethical Issues
- 1.5 Systems Philosophy
- 1.6 Control and Cybernetics Philosophy
- 1.7 Outline of the Book
- References
- Chapter 2
- Basics of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Technology
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 What is Philosophy?
- 2.3 Principal Branches of Philosophy
- 2.4 Further Branches of Philosophy
- 2.5 Philosophy of Science
- 2.5.1 General Issues
- 2.5.2 What is Science?
- 2.6 Philosophy of Technology
- 2.6.1 Historical Note
- 2.6.2 What is Technology?
- 2.7 Fundamental Questions in Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology
- 2.7.1 Philosophy of Science
- 2.7.2 Philosophy of Technology
- 2.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3
- Background Concepts: Systems Ontology, History and Taxonomy
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 What is a System?
- 3.3 Systems' Ontological Elements
- 3.4 Brief Historical Review of Systems
- 3.4.1 Precursors' Period
- 3.4.2 Pioneer's Period
- 3.4.3 Innovators' Period
- 3.5 Systems Taxonomy
- 3.6 A Comprehensive List of System Categories
- 3.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4
- General Systems Theory and System Dynamics
- 4.1 Introduction.
- 4.2 What is the General Systems Theory?
- 4.3 What is Isomorphism in GST?
- 4.4 What is System Dynamics?
- 4.5 What is Systems Thinking?
- 4.6 Axioms of General Systems Theory
- 4.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5
- Cybernetics
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 What is Cybernetics?
- 5.3 Brief Historical Review of Cybernetics
- 5.4 First- and Second-Order Cybernetics
- 5.4.1 First-Order Cybernetics
- 5.4.2 Second-Order Cybernetics
- 5.5 Social Systems and Sociocybernetics
- 5.5.1 Social Systems
- 5.5.2 Sociocybernetics
- 5.5.3 Organizational Cybernetics
- 5.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6
- Control
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Feedback and Control
- 6.2.1 What is Feedback?
- 6.2.2 What is Control?
- 6.3 Brief Historical Review of Feedback Control
- 6.3.1 Prehistoric and Early Control Period
- 6.3.2 Pre-Classical Control Period
- 6.3.3 Classical Control Period
- 6.3.4 Modern Control Period
- 6.4 Classical Control Epistemology
- 6.4.1 Transfer Functions and Stability
- 6.4.2 Closed-Loop Controlled Systems and Performance Specifications
- 6.4.3 Root-Locus and Frequency Response Methods
- 6.4.4 Compensators
- 6.4.5 Discrete-Time Control Systems
- 6.5 Modern Control Epistemology
- 6.5.1 State Space Modeling, Controllability, and Observability
- 6.5.2 Lyapunov Stability
- 6.5.3 State Feedback Control
- 6.5.4 Optimal and Stochastic Control
- 6.5.5 Model-Free Control
- 6.6 Networked Control Systems
- 6.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7
- Complex and Nonlinear Systems
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 What is a Complex System?
- 7.3 What is Complexity?
- 7.4 Opinions about Complex Systems
- 7.5 Measurement of Complexity
- 7.6 Nonlinear Systems: Bifurcations, Chaos, Strange Attractors, and Fractals
- 7.6.1 General Issues
- 7.6.2 Bifurcations
- 7.6.3 Chaos and Strange Attractors
- 7.6.4 Fractals
- 7.7 Emergence.
- 7.8 Complex Adaptive Systems
- 7.9 Adaptation
- 7.9.1 What is Adaptation?
- 7.9.2 Historical Note
- 7.9.3 Adaptation Mechanisms
- 7.10 Self-Organization
- 7.10.1 What is self-organization?
- 7.10.2 Mechanisms of Self-Organization
- 7.10.3 Examples of self-organization
- 7.11 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8
- Automation
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 What is Automation?
- 8.3 Industrial versus Office Automation
- 8.3.1 Industrial Automation
- 8.3.2 Office Automation Systems
- 8.4 Further Examples of Industrial Automation
- 8.4.1 Robotic Automation
- 8.4.2 Aircraft Automation
- 8.4.3 Air Traffic Control
- 8.4.4 Automated Driving Vehicles
- 8.5 Human-Machine Interfaces and Virtual Reality in Automation
- 8.5.1 Human-Machine Interfaces
- 8.5.2 Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) Systems
- 8.5.3 VR-based Medical Systems and Simulators
- 8.6 Human Factors in Automation
- 8.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9
- Societal Issues
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 What is Society?
- 9.3 Systems Theory in Society Development
- 9.4 Cybernetics and Society
- 9.5 The Impact of Control
- 9.6 The Impact of Automation on Society
- 9.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10
- Ethical and Philosophical Issues
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 What is Ethics?
- 10.3 Ethics of Systems Engineering
- 10.3.1 What is Systems Engineering?
- 10.3.2 Ethics of Systems Engineering
- 10.4 Ethics of Systems Thinking
- 10.5 Ethics of Cybernetics
- 10.6 Ethics of Control and Automation
- 10.6.1 General Issues
- 10.6.2 Roboethics
- 10.6.3 Professional Codes of Ethics
- 10.7 Ethics of Management Control
- 10.8 Systems Philosophy
- 10.8.1 What is Systems Philosophy?
- 10.8.2 A Look at the Evolution of Systems Philosophy
- 10.9 Control and Cybernetics Philosophy
- 10.10 Conclusions
- References.
- A Selection of Books on Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover.