Industry 4.0 and Engineering for a Sustainable Future

✍ Scribed by Mohammad Dastbaz, Peter Cochrane

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 246
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This unique volume considers the emergence of “Industry 4.0” (i4.0) and the many ways the multifaceted field of Engineering is transforming our ideas and our options around sustainability. It points to emerging technological advances that are facilitating industrial process improvements to artificial intelligence’s promise to help us live “smartly” and manage energy demand. Engineering for a sustainable future is an exploding area of research. This book provides coverage of key case studies from industrial partners such as Ericsson, British Telecom (BT), BMW, Matrixx and research from different UK and international institutions.

• Examines Smart Engineering Design;
  
• Considers how Communication Technologies are developing in the age of i4.0 (from 4G to 6G and beyond);
  
• Using interesting case studies from large manufacturers such as BMW to examine Rapid Prototyping and Digital manufacturing;
  
• Covers some key issues about Big Data and network security and discusses “Blockchain”;
  
• Provides fresh insight into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality;
  
• Discusses global warming and discusses how urban heat islands are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of inhabitants in major cities;
  
• Provides interesting case studies to determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs).
  

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Industry 4.0 (i4.0): The Hype, the Reality, and the Challenges Ahead (Mohammad Dastbaz)....Pages 1-11
Why Industry 4.0? (Peter Cochrane)....Pages 13-21
Connectivity for Industry 4.0 (Kristina Gold, Kenneth Wallstedt, Jari Vikberg, Joachim Sachs)....Pages 23-47
Wireless Comms. Beyond 2020 (William Webb)....Pages 49-64
Digital Transformation (Paul Graham)....Pages 65-76
Big Data, Small Data, and Getting Products Right First Time (Human Ramezani, Andre Luckow)....Pages 77-90
The Internet of Things and Sustainable Manufacturing (David Heatley, Mohamed Abdel-Maguid)....Pages 91-115
Security Challenges in the Industry 4.0 Era (Mohammed M. Alani, Mohamed Alloghani)....Pages 117-136
Meeting the Future Challenges in Cyber Security (Ben Azvine, Andy Jones)....Pages 137-152
Ready for Industry 4.0? The Case of Central and Eastern Europe (Wim Naudé, Aleksander Surdej, Martin Cameron)....Pages 153-175
From Big to Small Data (Peter Cochrane, Ahmed Elmagarmid)....Pages 177-190
The Role of Blockchain in Underpinning Mission Critical Infrastructure (Hamid Jahankhani, Stefan Kendzierskyj)....Pages 191-210
The Planning and Design of Buildings: Urban Heat Islands—Mitigation (Christopher Gorse, James Parker, Felix Thomas, Martin Fletcher, Graham Ferrier, Neill Ryan)....Pages 211-225
Back Matter ....Pages 227-235

✦ Subjects

Energy; Energy Efficiency; Sustainable Development; Computational Intelligence