The Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) is hosting a lecture in Euston Square, London: Systems Complexity, Control and Engineering Design. It will offer an insight into the world of systems engineering and the development of new notions. Hear about the application of these paradigms in areas like Biology, Genetics and Crystallography or the fields of air traffic control and constellations of satellites.
What is a System? What is a Complex System? How does the exploration of these concepts affect our everyday life and how does it add value in the development of innovative solutions to real life issues? Is it easy for the general public to follow the development of control systems and appreciate their benefits? For our May event, we have decided to take a deep dive into the Systems and Control Engineering world. Complex Systems is a term that emerges in many disciplines and domains and has many interpretations, implications and problems associated with it. Such systems are those linked with physical processes (physics, biology, genetics, ecosystems, social, etc) and man-made ones (engineering, technology, energy, transport, software, management, finance, etc), which deal with the “macro level” issues and technology. Presently, two new major emerging paradigms, expressing new forms of engineering complexity, are being developed. These are:
- Structure Evolving Systems (SES)
- Systems of Systems (SoS)
The SES family of systems have emerged with a central role in the development of solutions for Integrated System Design, development of a Systems Approach to the Selection of Sensors and Actuators, and Design of Distributed Control Schemes (EPIC, PROFIT, SESDIP EU projects and EPSRC projects). The SoS family is central in a number of complex systems studies from transportation to energy and environment and acquires a central role in Re-engineering of System Operations (Large Infrastructures, Supply Chains etc).
The speaker will present an insight to the world of systems engineering and the development of new notions. He will explain the application of these paradigms in areas like Biology, Genetics and Crystallography or the fields of air traffic control and constellations of satellites. The lecture will deal with the fundamentals of those two classes and demonstrate the significance of systems and control for such challenging new paradigms.
