Cyber-Physical Systems: A Reference

Part I Introduction.- Definition of Cyber-Physical Systems and Common characteristics.- Applications.- Challenges in Cyber-Physical Systems.- Future potential of Cyber-Physical Systems.- Part II Principles and Methodologies for Cyber-Physical Systems.- Cyber-Physical Systems Infrastructure and Design Methodology.- Communication Protocol for Cyber-Physical Systems.- Cyber-Physical Embedded Systems.- Real-time Cyber-Physical Systems.- Time synchronization in Cyber-Physical Systems.- Cyber-Physical Systems Collaborative Computing.- Cyber-Physical Systems Reputational Computing.- Part III Applications.- Cyber-Physical Systems in Smart Grid.- Cyber-physical systems software infrastructure for smart building monitoring.- Cyber-Physical Systems in Healthcare Monitoring.- Cyber-Physical Systems for Safety & Security in Industrial process.- Cyber-Physical systems for structure monitoring.- Part IV Future Trends.- Conclusions and Future Research Directions.