Theory and Practice of Decision Making in Regulation, Diagnostics and Reliability of Machines

Theory and Practice of Decision Making in Regulation, Diagnostics and Reliability of Machines provides a guide to decision-making in the areas of regulation, diagnostics and reliability of machines. Outlining the theoretical foundations that support decision-making processes and applying them to practical examples, the book provides insight and direction to enable informed decisions leading to optimum system operation. It is difficult to achieve suitable safety and cost-efficiency without decision-making processes in place. Tackling this head-on, this book discusses theoretical foundations of decision-making and how this can impact diagnostics and the reliability of machines. Discussing cybernetics, artificial intelligence, engine control, machine diagnostics and reliability, the book uses practical examples such as turbine blades of aircraft engines and vehicles such as cars and buses. This book will be of interest to students and industry professionals in the fields of mechanical, aerospace and automotive engineering, enabling readers to make informed decisions in their field of work.

prof. dr hab. inz. Pawel Henryk Lindstedt (Professor, PhD Eng.), DOB 1942 in Grabów Koscierski. Graduate of the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. Professor of the Air Force Institute of Technology (ITWL) in Warsaw, Department of Aircraft Engines. Professor of the Bialystok University of Technology from 1998 to 2014. Professor of the Bydgoszcz University of Technology. Scientific disciplines: Automation and robotics; diagnostics and reliability of machines; specialisation: applied automation, diagnostics and reliability of machines. He has promoted eight PhDs in engineering sciences and over 120 Master Engineers of Science. Reviewer of numerous doctoral and post-doctoral theses. Manager of ten-odd research and scientific projects. Author of more than 200 books and papers on applied automation, diagnostics, and machine reliability. dr inz. Rafal Gradzki (PhD Eng.) DOB 1984 in Monki. Graduate of the Bialystok University of Technology in the field of Automation and Robotics, specialisation: Information Systems (2008). PhD in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Technical Diagnostics (2012). Since 2011, an employee of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Bialystok University of Technology (years 2011-2012: assistant at the Department of Production Engineering; years 2012-2020: assistant professor at the Department of Automation and Robotics; 2020-now: assistant professor at the Department of Mechatronics and Robotics). He has so far promoted about 100 Engineers and Masters at the Bialystok University of Technology. Author of papers on automation, diagnostics, machine reliability, and robotics. dr inz. Karol Golak (PhD Eng.), DOB 1984 in Bialystok. Graduate of the Bialystok University of Technology in the field of Automation and Robotics, specialisation: Information Systems (2008) and the Bialystok University of Technology in the field of Management (2008). PhD in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Technical Diagnostics (2016). Since 2014, an employee of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Bialystok University of Technology, Department of Materials and Production Engineering. He has promoted dozens of Engineers and Masters at the Bialystok University of Technology to date. Author of papers on automation, diagnostics, machine reliability, and tribology.

1. Elements of Applied Cybernetics: Theoretical Foundations of Decision-Making, 2. Cybernetic Operating System, 3. Decision Support in Turbine Jet Engine Control, 4. Decision Support in Machine Diagnostics, 5. Test Method for Reliability of a Bus in Various Operating Conditions