Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
Spyros G. Tzafestas
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Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
Spyros G. Tzafestas
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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 efficiency of SCCA applied to practical situations. The real-life applications of SCCA encompass a wide range of man-made or biological systems, including transportations, power generation, chemical industry, robotics, manufacturing, cybernetics organisms (cyborgs), aviation, economic systems, enterprise, systems, medical/health systems, environmental applications, and so on. The SCCA fields exhibit strong influences on society and rise, during their use and application, many ethical concerns and dilemmas. This book provides a consolidated and concise overview of SCCA, in a single volume for the first time, focusing on ontological, epistemological, social impact, ethical, and general philosophical issues. It is appropriate for use in engineering courses as a convenient tutorial source providing fundamental conceptual and educational material on these issues, or for independent reading by students and scientists.Included in the book is: • Background material on philosophy and systems theory• Major ontological, epistemological, societal and ethical/philosophical aspects of the four fields that are considered in the book• Over 400 references and a list of 130 additional books in the relevant fields • Over 100 colored photos and 70 line figures that illustrate the text
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Indice dei contenuti
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Names and Achievements of SCCA Pioneers
- Abstracts
- 1 Introductory Concepts and Outline of the Book
- 2 Basics of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Technology
- 3 Background Concepts: Systems Ontology, History and Taxonomy
- 4 General Systems Theory and System Dynamics
- 5 Cybernetics
- 6 Control
- 7 Complex and Nonlinear Systems
- 8 Automation
- 9 Societal Issues
- 10 Ethical and Philosophical Issues
- A Selection of Books on Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
- Index
- About the Author