Description
Book SynopsisTo 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 othe
Table of Contents
PART 1: Systems Engineering Methodologies
Systems Engineering for Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies. Introduction to Systems Engineering. Systems Engineering in Technology Development Phases. Agile Systems Engineering.
PART 2: Technology Development Process
Scaling. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems—Systems Engineering’s Transition into the Nanoworld. Introduction to Nanotechnology. Nanoscale Systems—Top-Down Assembly. Nanoscale Systems—Bottom-Up Assembly.
PART 3: Systems Engineering Process Elements
Modeling and Simulation in the Small World. Interfaces at the Micro and Nano Scale. Systems Reliability. Test and Evaluation Techniques from Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) to New Developments in Micro- and Nanoscale Technology (MNT). Developing and Implementing Robust Micro- and Nanoscale Technology Programs.
PART 4: Systems Engineering Applications—Toward the Future
Future Generations of Nanotechnology. Biomedical Microsystems. Stability and Uncertainty in Self-Assembled Systems. The Role of Mechanoevolution in Predicting the Future of Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies.
