Industry 4.0: Concepts, Processes and Systems
暫譯: 工業4.0：概念、流程與系統

本書全面討論了工業4.0、製造過程和智能技術的最新進展。它將成為製造工程、工業工程、機械工程和生產工程領域的研究生和學術研究者的理想參考書。本書介紹了工業4.0及其演變，以及工業4.0的基本支柱，包括校準、計量學、質量控制、機器人技術、人工智慧和物聯網。

本書全面涵蓋了重要主題，包括用於增材製造的冷噴塗技術、工具狀態監測、機器人操作器、計量學、質量控制以及工業4.0中的物聯網。

本書的內容包括：
- 討論增材製造及激光在先進製造中的應用
- 涵蓋下一代產業的傳感器、執行器和校準技術
- 強調材料回收以實現可持續製造
- 探索在工業4.0背景下物聯網、機器人技術、人工智慧和機器學習的最新進展
- 提供工業4.0的概念框架，並輔以應用和案例研究

本書主要為製造工程、工業工程、機械工程和生產工程領域的研究生和學術研究者撰寫。

Ravi Kant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India. He received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana, India). He completed his M. Tech. from Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India with specialization in "Computer Assisted Manufacturing". He worked on the Investigation on Formability of Adhesively Bonded Sheets during his M. Tech. project. He also obtained his doctorate from IIT Guwahati in the field of laser forming process. His research interests include Laser transmission welding; Hybrid machining; Laser forming; Cold spray coatings; Additive manufacturing; Hybrid joining; and Sustainable materials. He has completed many research projects and consultancy works in these research areas. He has contributed around 100 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and edited books. He has edited three books in the field of design, manufacturing and materials. He has also guest edited five special issues in reputed journals. He has developed and taught advanced courses like Modern manufacturing processes; Sustainability science and technology; Analysis of casting, forming and joining processes; Advanced welding technology; Micromanufacturing; Manufacturing, etc. He has conducted various international conferences, workshops, symposiums, colloquiums, and faculty development programs in the field of advanced manufacturing technology.

Hema Gurung is an independent researcher in the field of Robotics. She obtained her bachelor degree from Kalyani University (West Bengal, India) in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. She completed her M. Tech. in Mechatronics from IIEST (Indian Institute of Engineering and Science Technology, Shibpur, India) and received her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India in the field of Robotics. She has worked in Hanbat National University, South Korea and Thapar University, India. Her research work includes experimental analysis, numerical simulation, optimization, control systems, state estimator, robotics, smart sensors and actuators. She has published a good number of research articles in international journals, conferences, and edited books. Currently she is working on the application of smart sensors and actuators in Industry 4.0.

Ravi Kant是印度理工學院羅帕爾分校機械工程系的助理教授。他在印度哈里亞納邦的馬哈希·達亞南大學獲得機械工程學士學位。隨後，他在印度理工學院（IIT）古瓦哈提的機械工程系完成了專攻「計算機輔助製造」的碩士學位（M. Tech.）。在他的碩士專案中，他研究了粘接板材的成形性。他也在IIT古瓦哈提獲得了激光成形工藝領域的博士學位。他的研究興趣包括激光傳輸焊接、混合加工、激光成形、冷噴塗層、增材製造、混合連接以及可持續材料。他在這些研究領域完成了多個研究專案和顧問工作。他在同行評審的期刊、會議和編輯書籍中發表了約100篇研究文章。他編輯了三本有關設計、製造和材料的書籍，並在知名期刊中擔任過五個特刊的客座編輯。他開發並教授了多門高級課程，如現代製造過程、可持續科學與技術、鑄造、成形和連接過程的分析、高級焊接技術、微製造、製造等。他在先進製造技術領域舉辦了各種國際會議、研討會、座談會、學術研討會和教師發展計畫。

Hema Gurung是一位獨立的機器人領域研究者。她在印度西孟加拉邦的卡利亞尼大學獲得電子與儀器工程的學士學位。隨後，她在印度工程與科學技術學院（IIEST，印度西孟加拉邦希布普爾）完成了機電一體化的碩士學位（M. Tech.），並在印度理工學院古瓦哈提的機械工程系獲得機器人領域的博士學位。她曾在韓國漢拏國立大學和印度塔帕爾大學工作。她的研究工作包括實驗分析、數值模擬、優化、控制系統、狀態估計、機器人技術、智能傳感器和執行器。她在國際期刊、會議和編輯書籍中發表了大量研究文章。目前，她正在研究智能傳感器和執行器在工業4.0中的應用。