FoundationOnGlobalManufacturingSchoolofMechanicalEngineeringHowtostudythecourse.Howtoarrangethecourse.Howtotestthecourse.Youneverknowuntilyoudoit.Godsaid,youwillgeteverythingyouwant,butyoushouldpayforit.Chapter1IntroductiontoModelinginMechanicalEngineeringandMechatronics123InformationandKnowledge4ChallengefortheManufacturingin2020ManufacturingintheTwenty-xthCenturyTechnologiesfortheTwenty-xthCenturyChallengefortheManufacturingin2020ConcurrentManufacturingIntegrationofHumanandTechnicalResourcesConversionofInformationtoKnowledgeEnvironmentalCompatibilityReconfigurableEnterprisesInnovativeProcessesChallengefortheManufacturingin2020FocousonManufacturing,ProductsandServiceEngineerings:Methodologies,tools,workenvironmentsfortheconceptualisation,design,makeofproductsandservices/delivery,productsupportIntegrationofminiaturizeddevicesandsoftwareintointelligentproductsChallengefortheManufacturingin2020Valuecreationprocessesinmanufacturing(knowledge/informationflowbetweensuppliersandusers)novelapproachestocustomization,logistics,maintenanceHolisticproductdesign/developmentanddistributiontoolsandmethodsChallengefortheManufacturingin2020Globalstandardizationinitiatives:Inter-enterprisebusinessprocesses(planning,scheduling,coordination);assuringprocesstransparency,traceabilityofproducedparts,shopfloorautomation/security“Knowledgecommunities”inproductiontechnologies,advancesinvirtualproduction,supplychainandlifecyclemanagement,decision-aidsystems,rapidmanufacturingManufacturingintheTwenty-xthCenturyI1.Materialprocessinghasbecomeinfinitelyeasy,cheapandfast,whichmakesitaffordableforeverybody.I2.Thereisrarelyaneedforpre-fabricatedmaterials,becausepeoplehavemasteredmaterialtransformationandimprovementandcanthususethesurroundingwidespreadmaterialsorreusematerialsandtheenergyofalreadyunneededequipment.ManufacturingintheTwenty-xthCenturyI3.DuetoI1andI2,(conventional)factoriesarenotneededanymoreandarereplacedbyubiquitousorhomeorin-placemanufacturing.I4.DuetoI1,I2andI3,warehousesarealmostnotneededandtheuseoftransportissignificantlyreduced,leadingalsotocheaperproductsandtoreductionofpollution.ManufacturingintheTwenty-xthCenturyI5.Insuchasituation,informationandknowledgeprocessingbecomesthemostimportantfactorinmanufacturing.TechnologiesfortheTwenty-xthCentury(1)Thinkable/ConceivableTechnologiesRapidPrototyping(RP)IntelligentMaterialsBetterUseofEnergyandResourcesTransportationBiotechnologiesTechnologiesfortheTwenty-xthCentury(2)HumanResourcesandHuman-relatedTechnologiesTheabilitytounderstandthetechnologiesEducation(eLearning,virtualandmixedreality,learningbyplaying,etc.)TechnologiesfortheTwenty-xthCenturySomeProblems:InformationandknowledgerepresentationConversionofinformationintoknowledgeAutomateddecisionmakingEfficientproductandprocessmodelling,includingreductionofthecomplexityofthemodellingandtheresultingconsequencesTheywouldbeusableforanybody,atanytimeandanywhere.InformationandKnowledgeItsreplicationandtransportationarefast,easyandcheapmakingitgenerallyavailable,efficientlyrepresentable,easilyreusableandunderstandable.Supportingtheknowledgeelicitation,representation,processing,reuse,etc.