Springer Handbook of Automation - Nof, Shimon Y.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Development and Impacts of Automation -- Advances in Robotics and Automation: Historical Perspectives -- Advances in Industrial Automation: Historical Perspectives -- Automation: What It Means to Us Around the World -- A History of Automatic Control -- Social, Organizational, and Individual Impacts of Automation -- Economic Aspects of Automation -- Impacts of Automation on Precision -- Trends in Automation -- Automation Theory and Scientific Foundations -- Control Theory for Automation: Fundamentals -- Control Theory for Automation - Advanced Techniques -- Control of Uncertain Systems -- Cybernetics and Learning Automata -- Communication in Automation, Including Networking and Wireless -- Artificial Intelligence and Automation -- Virtual Reality and Automation -- Automation of Mobility and Navigation -- The Human Role in Automation -- What Can Be Automated? What Cannot Be Automated? -- Automation Design: Theory, Elements, and Methods -- Mechatronic Systems - A Short Introduction -- Sensors and Sensor Networks -- Industrial Intelligent Robots -- Modeling and Software for Automation -- Real-Time Autonomic Automation -- Automation Under Service-Oriented Grids -- Human Factors in Automation Design -- Collaborative Human-Automation Decision Making -- Teleoperation -- Distributed Agent Software for Automation -- Evolutionary Techniques for Automation -- Automating Errors and Conflicts Prognostics and Prevention -- Automation Design: Theory and Methods for Integration -- Process Automation -- Product Automation -- Service Automation -- Integrated Human and Automation Systems -- Machining Lines Automation -- Large-Scale Complex Systems -- Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Engineering, and Visualization -- Design Automation for Microelectronics -- Safety Warnings for Automation -- Automation Management -- Economic Rationalization of Automation Projects -- Quality of Service (QoS) of Automation -- Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety -- Product Lifecycle Management and Embedded Information Devices -- Education and Qualification for Control and Automation -- Software Management -- Practical Automation Specification -- Automation and Ethics -- Industrial Automation -- Machine Tool Automation -- Digital Manufacturing and RFID-Based Automation -- Flexible and Precision Assembly -- Aircraft Manufacturing and Assembly -- Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation -- Nanomanufacturing Automation -- Production, Supply, Logistics and Distribution -- Material Handling Automation in Production and Warehouse Systems -- Industrial Communication Protocols -- Automation and Robotics in Mining and Mineral Processing -- Automation in the Wood and Paper Industry -- Welding Automation -- Automation in Food Processing -- Infrastructure and Service Automation -- Construction Automation -- The Smart Building -- Automation in Agriculture -- Control System for Automated Feed Plant -- Securing Electrical Power System Operation -- Vehicle and Road Automation -- Air Transportation System Automation -- Flight Deck Automation -- Space and Exploration Automation -- Cleaning Automation -- Automating Information and Technology Services -- Library Automation -- Automating Serious Games -- Automation in Sports and Entertainment -- Automation in Medical and Healthcare Systems -- Automatic Control in Systems Biology -- Automation and Control in Biomedical Systems -- Automation in Hospitals and Healthcare -- Medical Automation and Robotics -- Rotary Heart Assist Devices -- Medical Informatics -- Nanoelectronic-Based Detection for Biology and Medicine -- Computer and Robot-Assisted Medical Intervention -- Home, Office, and Enterprise Automation -- Automation in Home Appliances -- Service Robots and Automation for the Disabled/Limited -- Automation in Education/Learning Systems -- Enterprise Integration and Interoperability -- Decision Support Systems -- Collaborative e-Work, e-Business, and e-Service -- e-Commerce -- Business Process Automation -- Automation in Financial Services -- e-Government -- Collaborative Analytics for Astrophysics Explorations -- Automation Statistics.
Keywords: Control engineering; Robotics; Mechatronics; Artificial intelligence; Application software; Computational intelligence; Electrical engineering; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Applications; Computational Intelligence; Electrical Engineering