Innovating the Future Through Manufacturing Review
This book attempts to provide a holistic view of the changing scenario and current research trends in manufacturing. volume will provide the necessary information to all researchers, professionals and beginners alike in introducing innovating manufacturing practices.
Structures Technology for Future Aerospace Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) Review
This volume focuses on the component technologies that will play a major role in structures technology for future aerospace systems. Contributors use case histories to demonstrate the technology's development and carry it through to the current state of the art. Each chapter describes current capabilities, deficiencies and barriers; current research activities; future directions of development; and applicability of the technology in the future - both near and far term.
Tribology Of Mechanical Systems: A Guide to Present and Future Technologies Review
This comprehensive work was written by an international team of experts and discusses the achievements as well as future potential of tribology. It is expected that the primary technological advancements in the 21st century will address environmental and energy concerns, health care, precision, reliability, and miniaturization. Tribology will play an important role in many of these advancements. This volume covers various types of lubricants and their applications, including engines, gears, and the manufacturing process, artificial joints, biodegradable oils, carbon films, ceramics, polymers and composites, thermal factors, micro and nanotribology, condition monitoring, surface analysis, creating a virtual tribology institute and teaching tribology. This book is a valuable resource for industry professionals as well as academics and researchers in the field.
The Future of Product Development: Proceedings of the 17th CIRP Design Conference Review
These proceedings represent trends in Product Development concerning industrial vendors and scientific research aspects. Coverage includes the following topics are covered: Design Theory, Product Design, Requirements, Collaborative Engineering, Complex Design, Mechatronics, Reverse Engineering, Virtual Prototyping, CAE, KBE and PLM. The papers presented in this book show that answers can only be composed out of a variety of solutions where psychological, economical and technical research results are taken into account.
