To realize the full potential of micro- and nanoscale devices in system building, it is critical to develop systems engineering methodologies that successfully integrate stand-alone, small-scale technologies that can effectively interface with the macro world.
So how do we accomplish this?
Systems Engineering for Microscale and Nanoscale Technologies is perhaps the first handbook to concentrate on the use of systems engineering at the micro and nano levels. One major roadblock to this process is a generally limited understanding of exactly how to apply systems engineering principles and management processes to the integration of newer, small-scale technologies.
Focusing on this problem of consolidating disciplines, contributors illustrate the interdependence between nanotechnology and systems engineering, making it easier for experts from these two distinct fields to understand and optimize their application of the other. To help readers from these different domains successfully combine heterogeneous, mixed-scale elements, contributors assess the evolution of micro- and nanoscale technology development and its impact on everything from laboratory concepts to actualized products in health, automotive, aerospace, communication, and many other fields. The book outlines new approaches to developing smart systems. It also clarifies the capabilities of micro- and nanotechnologies, including how they interface with each other and with macro systems.
Edited by highly regarded technologists, this introductory resource includes insightful contributions from leading minds in areas including nanotechnology, physics, systems engineering, materials science, chemistry, electrical engineering, and futurism, among others. The result is a masterfully designed, interrelated collection of multidisciplinary expertise to help readers optimize future technologies.
Part I : Systems Engineering Methodologies
Chapter 1 : Systems Engineering for Micro - and Nanoscale Technologies
Chapter 2 : Introduction to Systems Engineering
Chapter 3 : Systems Engineering in Technology Development Phases
Chapter 4 : Agile Systems Engineering
Part II : Technology Development Process
Chapter 5 : Scaling
Chapter 6 : Micro Electro Mechanical Systems - Systems Engineering’s Transition into the Nanoworld
Chapter 7 : Introduction to Nanotechnology
Chapter 8 : Nanoscale Systems - Top - Down Assembly
Chapter 9 : Nanoscale Systems - Bottom - Up Assembly
Part II : Systems Engineering Process Elements
Chapter 10 : Modeling and Simulation in the Small World
Chapter 11 : Interfaces at the Micro and Nano Scale
Chapter 12 : Systems Reliability
Chapter 13 : Test and Evaluation Techniques from Very - Large - Scale Integration (VLSI) to New Developments in Micro - and Nanoscale Technology (MNT)
Chapter 14 : Developing and Implementing Robust Micro - and Nanoscale Technology Programs
Part IV : Systems Engineering Applications - Toward the Future
Chapter 15 : Future Generations of Nanotechnology
Chapter 16 : Biomedical Microsystems
Chapter 17 : Stability and Uncertainty in Self - Assembled Systems
Chapter 18 : The Role of Mechanoevolution in Predicting the Future of Micro - and Nanoscale Technologies
