Springer Handbook of Automation

by Shimon Y. Nof (Editor)

Overview

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the bestselling Springer Handbook of Automation provides the most advanced, comprehensive, and balanced coverage of the technical and engineering aspects of automation.

Starting with a holistic discussion on the history and societal impacts of automation, the book provides the tools to understand, design and implement automation solutions. This includes:

• the scientific foundations, from traditional control theory to the latest developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning;
• the technical aspects of automation design, from hardware such as mechatronics and sensors to cyber-physical systems and human-machine interaction, to collaborative automation;
  
• the methods of automation integration in products, processes and services; and finally,
• the technical, economic and ethical management of automation.

Readers will find the most complete and state-of-the-art overview on the implementation, effects and examples of automation in industrial contexts, as well as infrastructure, service, medical and healthcare, home, office and enterprise automation. The book concludes with up-to-date case studies from industrial forerunners. 

Edited by an internationally renowned and experienced expert and supported by a distinguished advisory board, this Springer Handbook offers a wealth of information for industry practitioners, aspiring engineers and automation experts alike.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030967291
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	06/16/2023
Series:	Springer Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	93 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Shimon Y. Nof is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and Director of the NSF and industry funded PRISM Center for Production, Robotics, and Integration Software for Manufacturing&Management. He earned his BSc and MSc in Industrial Engineering&Management from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; his Ph.D. in Industrial&Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

His professional merits include experience in full-time industrial and governmental positions and visiting professorships at MIT and at universities around the world. He was Secretary General and President of the International Foundation of Production Research, and Chair within the International Federation of Automatic Control. He pioneered knowledge-based/AI robotic facility design and control models, robot ergonomics, and collaborative control theory with task-administration algorithms and protocols.

As an experienced author and editor, his impressive list of publications include the Handbook of Industrial Robotics and the International Encyclopedia of Robotics and Automation. He is also the editor of the Springer Book Series on Automation, Collaboration, and E-Services.

Shimon Y. Nof is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineering, and the International Foundation of Production Research, recipient of the Joseph Engelberger Award and Medal for Robotics Education, and Member of the Inaugural Book of Great Teachers of Purdue University.

Table of Contents

Development and Impacts of Automation.- Automation Theory and Sceintific Foundations.- Automation Design: Theory, Elements, and Methods.- Automation Design: Theory and Methods of Integration.- Automation Management.- Industrial Automation.- Infrastructure and Service Automation.- Automation in Medical and Healthcare Systems.- Home, Office, and Enterprise Automation.- Automation Case Studies and Statistics. 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Readers of this new edition of Springer Handbook of Automation are offered the opportunity to learn proven knowledge from underlying basic theory to cutting-edge applications in a variety of emerging fields.” (Alberto Isidori, Former President of IFAC)

“The Springer Handbook of Automation is an excellent means of both educating students and also providing professionals with a comprehensive yet compact reference work for the field of automation.” (Hans-Jörg Bullinger, Former President of the Fraunhofer Society)

“[T]his new edition of the Springer Handbook of Automation lays out a solid foundation for the automation innovators and leaders of the future by capturing the lessons of the past and delivering a comprehensive set of tools upon which automation will continue to advance for the benefit of our global society.” (Steven W. Holland, Former Research Fellow, General Motors)

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"This is an important and ambitious project, and will be of interest to those involved with the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. I think Shimon Nof is the perfect person for this job".

- Ken Goldberg Vice President Technical Activities IEEE Robotics and Automation Society,

Chair of Advisory Board IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

“This handbook … contains a DVD with the complete PDF version of the book, providing the reader with a friendly and intuitive interactive access. … this is an outstanding handbook, covering automation from all kinds of perspectives, applied scenarios, and new trends, which will be, without doubt, very useful for our community. Congratulations to Nof and coworkers for a very good job.”

(Pedro J. Sanz, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, March, 2010)

“First impression readers would have about the Springer Handbook of Automation is its comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the subject of automation. … provides a more detailed, useful discussion of control theory and fuzzy logic for advanced students and professionals. … interest to general engineering readers (or even general readers) who would like an introduction to the subject as well as a discussion of its history, e.g., the status of automation during the Greek and Arab eras. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and professionals.” (S. D. El Wakil, Choice, Vol. 47 (7), March, 2010)

“This handbook includes a DVD of the full text, which is searchable. It is a huge volume, containing nearly 100 chapters and numerous figures. … includes numerous current references and uniform resource locators (URLs) for Web sites. This handbook will be very useful to those who are interested in automation. It emphasizes key concepts and practical applications, and it is up to date, thorough, professional, and compact. It will be helpful as an authoritative reference forunderstanding the latest developments and applications of automation.” (S. V. Nagaraj, ACM Computing Reviews, August, 2010)

“This handbook is intended as a resource for engineers, technicians, and scientists interested in the continuously expanding field of automation. Divided into 96 chapters by contributing authors, the handbook aims to cover all aspects of automation.” (IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 30, June, 2010)

“Springer Handbook of Automation is an excellent up-to-date resource of working knowledge with long-term evidence in the field. This handbook succeeds well in its intent to present the latest trends, theory, and new emerging applications of automation. The Springer Handbook of Automation should serve as an outstanding reference book for all automation professionals and also for general readers interested in this emerging subject.” (Lubomír Bakule, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1218, 2011)

From the Publisher