Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
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Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation

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Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation

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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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Names and Achievements of SCCA Pioneers
  12. Abstracts
  13. 1 Introductory Concepts and Outline of the Book
  14. 2 Basics of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Technology
  15. 3 Background Concepts: Systems Ontology, History and Taxonomy
  16. 4 General Systems Theory and System Dynamics
  17. 5 Cybernetics
  18. 6 Control
  19. 7 Complex and Nonlinear Systems
  20. 8 Automation
  21. 9 Societal Issues
  22. 10 Ethical and Philosophical Issues
  23. A Selection of Books on Systems, Cybernetics, Control, and Automation
  24. Index
  25. About the Author