Mechatronic Futures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Mechatronic Futures

   • David Bradley, Peter Hehenberger

   Pages 1-15

3. Mechatronics Disrupted

   • Maarten Steinbuch

   Pages 17-24

4. Future Challenges in Mechatronics

   • Nicolas Albarello, Alexandre Arnold, Marc Budinger

   Pages 25-39

5. TiV-Model—An Attempt at Breaching the Industry Adoption Barrier for New Complex System Design Methodologies

   • Craig Melville, Xiu-Tian Yan, Lixiang Gu

   Pages 41-57

6. Digital Twin—The Simulation Aspect

   • Stefan Boschert, Roland Rosen

   Pages 59-74

7. Design Processes of Mechatronic Systems

   • Matthieu Bricogne, Julien Le Duigou, Benoît Eynard

   Pages 75-89

8. Design of Biomimetic Soft Underwater Robots

   • Aiguo Ming, Wenjing Zhao

   Pages 91-111

9. Improving the Robustness of Mechatronic Systems

   • Antonio Lanzotti, Stanislao Patalano

   Pages 113-128

10. Integrated Manufacturing: The Future of Fabricating Mechatronic Devices

    • Nicholas Fry, Rob Richardson, Jordan H. Boyle

    Pages 129-145

11. From Mechatronic Systems to Cyber-Physical Systems: Demands for a New Design Methodology?

    • Peter Hehenberger, Thomas J. Howard, Jonas Torry-Smith

    Pages 147-163

12. The Internet of Things: Promise of a Better Connected World

    • George R. S. Weir

    Pages 165-177

13. Home Technologies, Smart Systems and eHealth

    • Jorge Azorin-Lopez, Andres Fuster-Guillo, Marcelo Saval-Calvo, David Bradley

    Pages 179-200

14. The Changing Landscape of Enterprise ICT—Responding to New Possibilities and User Demands

    • Christopher Milne, Steve Watt

    Pages 201-220

15. Engineering Design for Mechatronics—A Pedagogical Perspective

    • Simeon Keates

    Pages 221-238

16. Mechatronics Education: Meeting Future Need

    • David Russell

    Pages 239-253

17. Conclusions

    • Peter Hehenberger, David Bradley

    Pages 255-259

Offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges, risks and options facing the future of mechatronics, this book provides insights into how these issues are currently assessed and managed. Building on the previously published book ‘Mechatronics in Action,’ it identifies and discusses the key issues likely to impact on future mechatronic systems. It supports mechatronics practitioners in identifying key areas in design, modeling and technology and places these in the wider context of concepts such as cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. 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, modeling, privacy, ethics and future application domains. Highlighting novel innovation directions, it is intended for academics, engineers and students working in the field of mechatronics, particularly thosedeveloping new concepts, methods and ideas.

• Big Data in Mechatronics
• Challenges Facing Designers in Mechatronics
• Challenges Facing Users in Mechatronics
• Communication Processing Mechatronics
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Data Security
• Direct Digital Manufacturing
• Future Challenges in Mechatronics
• Future Mechatronic Systems
• Future of Technology
• Information Processing in Mechatronics
• Internet of Things
• Large Information Technology Systems
• Machine Ethics
• Management of Complexity
• Mechatronics
• Mechatronic Design
• Mechatronics Education
• Mechatronics in Action
• Privacy Issues

• Institute of Mechatronic Design and Prod, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria

  Peter Hehenberger

• School of Science Engineering & Tech., Abertay University, Dundee, United Kingdom

  David Bradley

Peter Hehenberger:

Dr. Peter Hehenberger is Assistant Professor and Deputy Head at the Institute of Mechatronic Design and Production of the Johannes Kepler University of Linz (JKU), Austria. He received his Diploma degree and his Doctorate degree in Mechatronics from JKU in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
His core competencies cover “Model-based Mechatronic System Design” and include mechatronic design, systems engineering, design processes and model-based design methods. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conference proceedings and been guest editor for two journal special issues. Since 2016 he is member of the Editorial Board of the IFAC Journal Mechatronics. In addition, he authored and co-authored 3 books related to this field.
He is presently member of the Scientific Network of Linz Center of Mechatronics (LCM), Austria and leads several international research projects related to the research area “Process Modelling and Mechatronic Design” at the LCM. Furthermore Peter Hehenberger is one of the initiators of SmaPro („SmaPro Smart Production: Machine data analysis and interpretation in production“), a qualification network for the future challenges of Industry 4.0 together with 13 partners - four academic partners, four small and mid-size companies as well as five large companies.

He holds lectures to the topics product development, model-based systems engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronic design, computer aided design, simulation and manufacturing.

Among other scientific service activities Peter Hehenberger organizes the “International Workshop Series on Mechatronic Design” (Linz 2012, Paris 2013, Leuven 2014, Milano 2015, Paris 2016).
Refers to his research area "Mechatronic Design" he is active member of IFIP WG5.1 (“Global Product development for the whole life-cycle”), IFAC Technical Committee TC 4.2 Mechatronic Systems and Design Society, where he co-chairs a SpecialInterest Group (SIG) on Methodologies for Design, Integration, Modelling and Simulation of Cyber Physical Systems. He is also member of VDI and ASME.
Between Feb and Apr 2015 he was invited as Visiting Professor at the Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, Departement Genie des Systemes Mecaniques, France 

David Bradley:

As one of the 3 founder members of the Mechatronics Forum, David Bradley has been working in the field of mechatronics for over 25 years encompassing research into areas including machine based intelligence, smart systems, design of mechatronic (and other) systems and system modelling with applications ranging from construction robotics to eHealth. He is currently involved in projects to develop advanced prostheses for the lower limb and the assessment of the impact of Internet of Things related technologies on human based systems.

In addition, he has acted as a consultant or adviser on mechatronic course development in Singapore, South
Africa and Colombia and has been a guest lecturer or visitor in various countries.

He was a contributing editor (with Dr David Russell) of the companion volume Mechtronics in Action as well as being the lead author on two other mechatronics textbooks.

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